Prospect, NY is a small town located in the Central New York region of the United States. It has a strong sense of community and many local businesses. The politics in Prospect, NY are largely focused on providing better services for residents and improving the local economy. As part of this focus, much effort is put into supporting schools, developing infrastructure, and encouraging investments. Additionally, the town works hard to protect its natural resources by engaging with conservation organizations and creating programs to improve energy efficiency. Elections in Prospect involve active debates over these issues and how best to approach them. Candidates must provide clear plans on how they will address issues such as education, employment opportunities, crime prevention, and affordable housing while also considering long-term sustainability initiatives. Ultimately, the goal is to ensure that Prospect continues to be a great place to live with an even stronger sense of community.
The political climate in Prospect, 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
Prospect, 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.
Prospect, 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 Prospect, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 111 contributions totaling $8,038 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $14,364 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $271 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)