Somerset, Ohio (43783) is a small town located in eastern Ohio. Its politics reflect the rural way of life that dominates the region. The town is served by an elected mayor and three city councillors, who together make up the legislative body of Somerset. Local elections occur every four years, and citizens of Somerset are encouraged to participate in the democratic process by voting for their preferred candidates. The party affiliations of the local political candidates in Somerset range from Republican to Democrat, reflecting the diversity of opinions held within the town's population. Regardless of their political views, all citizens are encouraged to cast their ballots so they can have a voice in how their government is run.
The political climate in Zip 43783 (Somerset, OH) is very conservative.
Perry County, OH is very conservative. In Perry County, OH 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Perry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.1% to 24.6%.
Perry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 43783 (Somerset, OH) is very conservative.
Somerset, Ohio is very conservative.
Perry County, Ohio is very conservative.
Columbus Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
Ohio is leaning conservative.
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, Ohio: 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 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 43783 (Somerset)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 71 contributions totaling $4,457 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $5,620 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $432 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)