Black, PA is a small town in the northeastern part of the state. It is home to hardworking citizens who have strong opinions on the local politics. The town's mayor is elected every four years and has the ability to make decisions that affect the entire community. Local political candidates run for mayor, city council, school board members, county commissioners, and other local government positions in order to ensure their constituents are represented in government decisions. Each candidate brings their own unique viewpoints and policies to the table in order to meet the needs of their constituents. Through campaigns and debates, these candidates strive to make sure that Black, PA remains a safe and prosperous town.
The political climate in Black, 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
Black, 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.
Black, 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 Black, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 227 contributions totaling $27,175 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 302 contributions totaling $107,411 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $356 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)