Old Forge, NY is a small town located in Upstate New York. It is home to a diverse population of people from different backgrounds and cultures. The local political candidates in Old Forge represent the values and interests of this population. Among the candidates are individuals with experience in the public sector, who understand the needs of their constituents. Others are grassroots activists with strong connections to the community. Whatever their background, each candidate has a unique vision for how to improve life in Old Forge and make it an even better place to live. As such, Old Forge is an example of how local politics can be a powerful force for positive change in small communities.
The political climate in Old Forge, NY is moderately 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
Old Forge, NY is moderately 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.
Old Forge, 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 Old Forge, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 74 contributions totaling $8,290 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $2,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)