Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0In Somers, 83% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across New York
Somers’ town government spent $13.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $613 per resident. Water and other utilities ($893,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Somers is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
How Somers voted in 2024
Official results for Somers’ own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.6%7,096 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat46.8%6,439 votesOthers: 1.6% (223 votes).
Most votes in Somers: Donald J Trump
Westchester County: Harris 61.8%, Trump 36.1% · New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
of Somers’ 16,483 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across New York: 59%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Somers: Michael D Sapraicone
Westchester County: Gillibrand 61.9%, Sapraicone 33.2% · New York: Gillibrand 58.8%, Sapraicone 40.5%
Most votes in the district: Mike Lawler
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Somers, its county and the state
| Trump | Harris | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somers | 51.6% | 46.8% | 1.6% | 13,758 |
| Westchester County | 36.1% | 61.8% | 2.1% | 464,981 |
| New York | 43.3% | 55.9% | 0.8% | 8,262,600 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
About $613 per resident a year, or $1.68 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 16%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$613 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar towns
Somers’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($613 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 83 New York towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $543, and the middle half spent $373–$826. Somers spent more than 61% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($229,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
New York towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Somers itself left out).
No trend yet
Somers reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Somers’ rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Somers’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Somers →
Who’s in charge in Somers
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Somers’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on somersny.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 352 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (21,476).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Somers Central School District
Somers’ K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $38,131 per pupil, $24,608 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal.
North Salem Central School District · $46,975 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Somers.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: somersny.com ↗
- 2New York AssemblyState representatives
- 3New York SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New York
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Somers compares with the towns next door
Somers spent $613 per resident in 2022; the 6 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $943 to $1,816. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Lewisboro | $943 | $10,000+ |
| Carmel | $1,069 | $10,000+ |
| Yorktown | $1,249 | $10,000+ |
| North Salem | $1,611 | $10,000+ |
| New Castle | $1,720 | $10,000+ |
| Bedford | $1,816 | $10,000+ |
| Somers | $613 | $10,000+ |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Somers’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Somers’ government
How much does Somers spend per resident?
About $613 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $613 was more than 61% of 83 New York towns and townships of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Somers’ government?
See somersny.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Somers yet.
How did Somers vote in 2024?
For president, Donald J Trump 51.6%, Kamala D Harris 46.8% (13,758 votes, official results). Westchester County: Harris 61.8%, Trump 36.1%. New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%.
How many people work for Somers?
61 full-time and 48 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $488,793 (about $5.9M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Somers in the state legislature?
State Senate District 40 (Pete Harckham) and Assembly District 94 (Matt Slater). The Assembly district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Somers’ government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →