Somerset Borough is a small town located in Pennsylvania, with a population of approximately 2,500 people. It is known for its quaint atmosphere and close-knit community, making it an ideal place to live. The town is home to a vibrant political scene, with both local and state elections taking place on a regular basis. Residents of Somerset Borough have the opportunity to participate in their local democracy by voting for representatives from their own district or the entire state of Pennsylvania. Local candidates come from across the political spectrum and provide an important voice on issues that are relevant to the borough’s constituents. The campaigns are often heated, but always respectful as residents strive to make their voices heard at the ballot box. The most recent election saw a tight race between two popular candidates for mayor, resulting in an exciting win for the incumbent candidate who had served for many years. This demonstrates the power of democracy and further encourages civic engagement among Somerset Borough citizens.
The political climate in Somerset, 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
Somerset, 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.
Somerset, 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 Somerset, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 201 contributions totaling $10,694 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 281 contributions totaling $100,860 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $359 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)