Jennerstown, PA is a small town in Western Pennsylvania with a population of around 2,200 people. It is known for its rich history and quaint charm. Politically, Jennerstown leans towards the conservative side but still has a good mix of members from each party. The local government consists of a mayor, borough council, and police department which work together to ensure that the town’s citizens are well taken care of. Every two years, residents get to choose from a variety of local political candidates who all strive to represent their interests in local government and make Jennerstown the best place it can be.
The political climate in Jennerstown, 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
Jennerstown, 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.
Jennerstown, 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 Jennerstown, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $12,748 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $2,493 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)