New Baltimore, PA is a small town located in the Northeastern part of the state. The town has seen some changes in recent years, with an increase in businesses and development. Despite this, New Baltimore still maintains its rural charm and close-knit community atmosphere. Politically speaking, the town leans towards traditional values, with many residents being members of the Republican Party or having conservative views. While the local government is relatively small compared to larger cities, residents still take an active role in keeping their elected officials accountable and making sure they’re working towards improving the quality of life for all citizens. During election season, candidates from both major parties can be seen knocking on doors promoting their platforms and vying for votes from all corners of the town.
The political climate in New Baltimore, PA is very conservative.
Somerset County, PA is very conservative. In Somerset County, PA 21.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Somerset county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 21.3%.
Somerset county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Baltimore, PA is very conservative.
Somerset County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Somerset Metro Area is very conservative.
Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
New Baltimore, Pennsylvania: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in New Baltimore, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $6,140 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $6,391 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)