The small town of Somerset, MA (02726) is a quiet and picturesque community located in Bristol County. While the population of the town is not considered large by any means, the residents take pride in their local politics and strive to make sure their voices are heard when it comes to choosing elected representatives. The town holds regular elections for members of both its Board of Selectmen and its School Committee, allowing citizens to select the candidates that best represent their values and interests. Residents also have access to information about various state and national political issues through local media outlets and online websites. In an effort to ensure that everyone has up-to-date political information, all registered voters are encouraged to participate in local elections as well as stay informed on current events.
The political climate in Zip 02726 (Somerset, MA) is leaning liberal.
Bristol County, MA is somewhat liberal. In Bristol County, MA 54.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bristol county remained strongly Democratic, 54.9% to 42.9%.
Bristol county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 02726 (Somerset, MA) is leaning liberal.
Somerset, Massachusetts is leaning liberal.
Bristol County, Massachusetts is somewhat liberal.
Providence-Warwick Metro Area is moderately liberal.
Massachusetts is very 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, Massachusetts: D D D D d D
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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 02726 (Somerset)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 983 contributions totaling $45,447 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 140 contributions totaling $7,288 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)