The politics in Herkimer, NY are very vibrant and active. Local elections in the town attract many candidates and have a very engaged voter base. The town has historically had a mix of Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and third-party candidates running for office. In recent years there has been an increasing trend of independent and third-party candidates who focus on local issues such as job growth, education reform, infrastructure improvements, and environmental protection. This diversity of voices helps to keep the political discourse in Herkimer interesting and allows for a range of ideas and solutions to be presented during election cycles. Despite being a small town with a population of just over 10,000 people, Herkimer is proud to contribute to the national dialogue about important local issues.
The political climate in Herkimer, NY is somewhat conservative.
Herkimer County, NY is strongly conservative. In Herkimer County, NY 33.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Herkimer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.4% to 33.9%.
Herkimer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Herkimer, NY is somewhat conservative.
Herkimer County, New York is strongly 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.
Herkimer, 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 Herkimer, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 663 contributions totaling $58,884 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 106 contributions totaling $28,282 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)