Somerset, MD is a small town located in Washington County. Despite its size, it still has an active local politics scene focused on providing the best possible services to the town's residents. The local government is led by a mayor and six council members. They work together to set policy, allocate resources, and represent the community in regional issues. Additionally, Somerset has several committees and commissions made up of citizen volunteers who provide advice and expertise on important topics like zoning, planning, and economic development. Residents can keep informed about political happenings in Somerset through various methods including attending meetings or following their representatives online. With its strong sense of community spirit and eager citizens willing to take part in the decision-making process, Somerset is sure to remain a vibrant place for years to come.
The political climate in Somerset, MD is moderately liberal.
Montgomery County, MD is very liberal. In Montgomery County, MD 78.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 19.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 78.6% to 19.0%.
Montgomery county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Somerset, MD is moderately liberal.
Montgomery County, Maryland is very liberal.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area is very liberal.
Maryland is very 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.
Somerset, Maryland: D D D D D D
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 Somerset, MD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44,271 contributions totaling $25,840,545 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $584 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,139 contributions totaling $1,750,696 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $818 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)