Ohio and New York are both major states in the United States, with great political influence. Ohio is often considered a swing state in national elections, as its diverse population makes it difficult to predict which way it will vote. In recent years, Ohio has been leaning towards voting Republican in presidential elections. At the state level, the majority of members of both legislative chambers, as well as the Governor, are Republican. New York also has a large population and significantly influences presidential elections. While the state has traditionally leaned Democratic, its diverse population means that Republicans have had some success in recent years. The state legislature is dominated by Democrats while the Governor is a Democrat as well. Overall, Ohio and New York have very vibrant political cultures that are constantly changing depending on current events and trends.
The political climate in Ohio, NY is strongly 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
Ohio, NY is strongly 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.
Ohio, 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 Ohio, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 332 contributions totaling $23,079 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $19,285 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $254 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)