Bridgewater, NY is a small town located in upstate New York. The town has a mayor-council form of government with the mayor being elected at-large and five members on the council representing the five wards of the town. The current mayor is Stephen Brown, who was first elected in 2017. He is committed to keeping Bridgewater's values and traditions alive while also looking for ways to modernize and grow the community. In addition to the mayor, there are other local political candidates running for office in Bridgewater this year. These include local business owner, Mark McKeon, who is running for a seat on the council; attorney general candidate, Michelle Cohen; and treasurer candidate, John Lipscomb. All of these candidates have strong ties to Bridgewater and are dedicated to improving the quality of life for all residents within their respective offices.
The political climate in Bridgewater, NY is somewhat conservative.
Oneida County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Oneida County, NY 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oneida county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.2%.
Oneida county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bridgewater, NY is somewhat conservative.
Oneida County, New York is somewhat 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.
Bridgewater, 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 Bridgewater, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 179 contributions totaling $7,258 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $3,941 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)