Rodman, NY is a small town located in Upstate New York. It has a rich history of civic engagement and politics that dates back to its founding in the early 1800s. The town has a long history of political involvement, with many citizens actively participating in local elections and debates about important topics. Residents of Rodman have strong opinions on various issues affecting their community, such as taxes, education, infrastructure, public safety, and healthcare – all of which are regularly discussed among community members. In addition to local elections for the mayor and town council members, Rodman residents also participate in county-wide and statewide elections. They have consistently voted in favor of candidates who demonstrate an understanding of the area's needs and are invested in ensuring that all residents are represented fairly. As a result, Rodman continues to be a vibrant community where active participation is encouraged.
The political climate in Rodman, NY is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, NY is moderately conservative. In Jefferson County, NY 39.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained very strongly Republican, 58.4% to 39.5%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rodman, NY is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, New York is moderately conservative.
Watertown-Fort Drum 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.
Rodman, 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 Rodman, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 578 contributions totaling $48,896 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 254 contributions totaling $75,197 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $296 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)