Richmond, NY is a small rural town located in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. The town has a long-standing history of local politics, with many families involved in various political offices for generations. With a population of just over 800 people, Richmond is governed by a Town Board made up of five elected members. Elections take place every two years for town supervisor and four board members. The Town Board is responsible for setting policy and laws that help the community thrive. They also manage local budgets, decide how to spend tax revenue, and are heavily involved in the development of public infrastructure such as parks, water systems, roads and bridges. In addition to the Town Board, there are several other local political organizations that shape the policies and decisions that affect everyday life in Richmond. These include the Richmond Fire District Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, Planning Board and Conservation Advisory Councils. Local candidates often run campaigns based on their initiatives to improve the quality of life for everyone living within the community.
The political climate in Richmond, NY is somewhat conservative.
Ontario County, NY is leaning liberal. In Ontario County, NY 48.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ontario county remained narrowly Republican, 48.5% to 48.5%.
Ontario county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Richmond, NY is somewhat conservative.
Ontario County, New York is leaning liberal.
Rochester Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Richmond, 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 Richmond, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 440 contributions totaling $60,287 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 111 contributions totaling $12,825 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)