Schuyler, NY is a small town located in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. It has a long history of political engagement and community activism that has shaped its growth and development. The local government is led by elected officials who serve on the Town Board, including the Supervisor, Town Clerk, and four Council Members. The Town Board is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities of Schuyler and making decisions that affect the town’s future. They are also responsible for passing laws and ordinances as well as creating an annual budget. Additionally, residents have various opportunities to get involved politically, from attending local meetings to participating in local initiatives such as volunteer boards or committees. From these efforts, citizens can work together to build a stronger community for all its members.
The political climate in Schuyler, 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
Schuyler, 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.
Schuyler, 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 Schuyler, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 517 contributions totaling $52,909 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 205 contributions totaling $39,381 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)