Rutland, NY is a small community located in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. It is a peaceful and quiet town, with a population of just over two thousand people. Although it may be small, Rutland has vibrant political life that impacts its citizens on many levels. Each year the town elects a Town Supervisor and Town Council to help manage local affairs. The local government works to ensure that Rutland remains an attractive place to live and work by overseeing budgets, zoning laws, public safety initiatives and more. Community members are also encouraged to get involved in their local politics by participating in neighborhood meetings and voting during elections. Residents have the opportunity to make their voices heard by working with their elected officials or attending open meetings. Through participation in local politics, Rutland citizens can feel confident that their town is being managed well and that their opinions are being taken into consideration.
The political climate in Rutland, NY is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, NY is moderately conservative. In Jefferson County, NY 39.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained very strongly Republican, 58.4% to 39.5%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rutland, NY is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, New York is moderately conservative.
Watertown-Fort Drum 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.
Rutland, 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 Rutland, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,486 contributions totaling $102,763 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 471 contributions totaling $152,990 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $325 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)