Russia, NY is a small town located in Herkimer County, NY. It has a population of 2,151 people as of the 2010 census. There are no local political candidates in Russia, however there is a rich history of politics at the county level. Every year Herkimer County residents come together to nominate and elect their leaders who will represent them on the county board. These county leaders help shape policy for various topics such as education, public safety, and economic development. The current leadership of Herkimer County has been working to ensure that all citizens have access to quality education opportunities and job resources. They are also committed to protecting the environment and ensuring that Russia remains an enjoyable place to live for generations to come.
The political climate in Russia, NY is moderately 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
Russia, NY is moderately 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.
Russia, 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 Russia, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 563 contributions totaling $53,039 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 165 contributions totaling $33,254 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)