DeRuyter, NY is a rural community located in upstate New York. It is known for its small-town charm, and is home to numerous farms and small businesses. When it comes to politics in DeRuyter, the town is represented by a number of local representatives in both state and federal government. At the state level, DeRuyter is represented by various members of the New York State Assembly, Senate, and Congress. In addition to these representatives from each district, the town also elects two county commissioners every four years who oversee various aspects of county government such as budgeting and policy making. On the federal level, DeRuyter’s congressional district has been represented since 2019 by Republican Representative Elise Stefanik. Therefore, politics in DeRuyter consists of electing representatives from all levels of government who will help keep their constituents informed and advocate on their behalf at both state and federal levels.
The political climate in DeRuyter, NY is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Madison County, NY 43.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained strongly Republican, 54.1% to 43.5%.
Madison county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
DeRuyter, NY is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, New York is somewhat conservative.
Syracuse Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
DeRuyter, New York: R R d d 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 DeRuyter, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $3,201 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $2,927 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)