Middlefield, NY is a small town located in upstate New York. It is an area that values its independence, and the politics of this town reflect this sentiment. The local government consists of a Town Supervisor and four members of the Town Board, all elected by referendum on election day every two years. This same election also determines who will serve as the Town Clerk and Tax Collector positions. All members of the board are dedicated to finding solutions that best serve the residents of Middlefield. Together they manage both municipal taxes and services such as road maintenance, public safety and infrastructure improvements. Locals take a keen interest in their town's politics because they want what is best for their community.
The political climate in Middlefield, NY is somewhat conservative.
Otsego County, NY is leaning conservative. In Otsego County, NY 46.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otsego county remained moderately Republican, 51.2% to 46.2%.
Otsego county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Middlefield, NY is somewhat conservative.
Otsego County, New York is leaning conservative.
Oneonta Metro Area is leaning 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.
Middlefield, New York: r r d d 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 Middlefield, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,258 contributions totaling $378,415 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 458 contributions totaling $141,574 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $309 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)