Columbia, NY Voting


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Columbia, NY is a small town located in the Hudson Valley of New York. It has a population of about 2,000 people and is known for its rural charm. Politically, Columbia is part of the larger Columbia County which has a wide range of representation from both Democratic and Republican candidates. The current representatives include Congressman Antonio Delgado (D-NY) and State Senator Daphne Jordan (R-NY). Both Delgado and Jordan advocate for local issues such as economic development and fiscal responsibility while also pushing back against policies that do not benefit their constituents. In recent years, local candidates have also been advocating for environmental protection through the promotion of renewable energy sources like solar power. Overall, the political atmosphere in Columbia is one that encourages inclusion and collaboration between individuals from both parties to come together to create better outcomes for the community.

The political climate in Columbia, NY is strongly 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

Columbia, NY is strongly 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.

Columbia, 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 Columbia, NY

In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 698 contributions totaling $45,390 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.

In the last 4 years, there were 145 contributions totaling $16,659 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.

(source: Federal Election Commission)

Herkimer County, New York Politics Voting
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