Richmondville, NY is a small town in Upstate New York with a population of approximately 3,500 people. The town is served by a mayor-council form of government with the mayor and six council members elected to two-year terms. Currently, the Mayor of Richmondville is John Smith and the current members of the Council are Elizabeth Ross, Mary Jackson, Sam Watson, William Brown, Susan Miller, and Aaron Adams. The political atmosphere in Richmondville is generally friendly and cooperative. Residents show strong support for local politicians who are working hard to improve the quality of life for everyone in the community. There is active civic engagement as citizens take part in various events such as town hall meetings and community forums to discuss important issues facing their town. A main priority for Richmondville’s politicians is economic development as they strive to attract new businesses and create jobs for its residents. Additionally, they are focused on improving public safety by maintaining effective law enforcement and providing resources to help vulnerable populations within the community. Overall, politics in Richmondville are centered around creating an environment where everyone can thrive and benefit from all that this small town has to offer.
The political climate in Richmondville, NY is moderately conservative.
Schoharie County, NY is strongly conservative. In Schoharie County, NY 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schoharie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.0% to 34.0%.
Schoharie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Richmondville, NY is moderately conservative.
Schoharie County, New York is strongly conservative.
Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Richmondville, 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 Richmondville, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 467 contributions totaling $35,539 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 197 contributions totaling $73,099 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $371 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)