Norway, NY is a small town located in Herkimer County with a population of just over 2,000 people. It is home to the Norway Historical Society and Museum, which preserves the history of this rural community. Politically, Norway follows the county’s lead and tends to lean slightly Republican. Local elections are held annually for mayor and select board members. Recent mayoral elections have resulted in tight races between conservative and progressive candidates who all share a vision of keeping Norway one of the best places to live in upstate New York. Candidates offer solutions to problems such as increasing economic opportunities, improving infrastructure, and preserving the natural beauty of the area. Residents take pride in their community and enjoy engaging in local politics year-round.
The political climate in Norway, 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
Norway, 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.
Norway, 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 Norway, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 182 contributions totaling $8,451 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $4,194 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)