Western, NY is a small town located in the western part of the state. It is known for its strong sense of community and commitment to supporting local businesses. The residents are involved in politics at the local level, with local elections held every couple of years. Issues that are important to the residents include maintaining services and infrastructure, addressing public safety concerns, and investing in education. Local candidates focus on listening to their constituents and coming up with solutions that make sense for the community. They also work hard to ensure that resources are being used wisely and that taxes remain low so that residents can afford to live there comfortably. Western, NY is a great example of how committed citizens can make an impact on their political landscape through active participation and involvement.
The political climate in Western, NY is moderately conservative.
Oneida County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Oneida County, NY 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oneida county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.2%.
Oneida county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Western, NY is moderately conservative.
Oneida County, New York is somewhat conservative.
Utica-Rome Metro Area is moderately conservative.
New York is moderately 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.
Western, New York: 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 Western, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 873 contributions totaling $56,975 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 370 contributions totaling $213,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $576 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)