Paris, NY is a small town located in upstate New York. It is governed by an elected Town Board, which consists of five members who are voted for at-large. The Town Board has the power to enact laws and regulations that affect the citizens of Paris. In addition to this, Paris also elects two representatives to represent it in the State Assembly and one representative to serve in the State Senate. The Town Board meets on a monthly basis to discuss local issues and to review proposed legislation. The Town Board is committed to ensuring that all citizens have access to quality services while balancing fiscal responsibility with community needs. As such, they are dedicated to making sure that all residents of Paris feel safe and secure in their community.
The political climate in Paris, NY is moderately 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
Paris, NY is moderately 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.
Paris, 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 Paris, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,082 contributions totaling $138,303 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 263 contributions totaling $58,854 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)