Windber, PA is a small town located in Somerset County. It has a rich history of public service, with many political figures having served the community for generations. There are several local government and school board positions held by citizens of Windber, as well as committees and organizations devoted to improving the lives of its residents. Windber is home to one state representative and two county commissioners, all of whom take their roles seriously and work hard to ensure that the interests of their constituents are best represented. Additionally, the town holds regular elections for mayor, council members, school board directors, and other positions where residents have the opportunity to make their voices heard. Overall, politics in Windber is a combination of traditional values and modern progressivism that seek to preserve the small-town atmosphere while still advancing forward in addressing challenges and providing services for the greater good.
The political climate in Windber, 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
Windber, 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.
Windber, 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 Windber, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 88 contributions totaling $1,393 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 129 contributions totaling $8,915 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)