Rockwood, PA is a small town located in the western Pennsylvania region. The municipality has a rich history and strong sense of community spirit. Local politics in Rockwood are centered around issues related to economic development, public safety, and infrastructure. The town council consists of five members elected by the residents of Rockwood, with each member representing one of the five wards within the town. There is also an active mayor’s office which works closely with the council to foster initiatives that promote growth and progress for the citizens of Rockwood. Political candidates for local office are determined during municipal elections held every four years. In recent elections, candidates have focused on ensuring fiscal responsibility as well as policies that will benefit all citizens of Rockwood equally.
The political climate in Rockwood, PA is moderately 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
Rockwood, PA is moderately 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.
Rockwood, 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 Rockwood, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $16,200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $2,700 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $6,251 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $329 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)