Trenton, NY is a small town in northern New York with a population of around 4,000 people. It is known for its tight-knit community and friendliness of the locals. From the local government to their county representatives, Trenton takes pride in their political representation and involvement within their community. The people of Trenton take an active role in local politics by electing officials who are committed to improving the quality of life for the citizens. Local candidates are chosen based on their qualifications, experience, and commitment to making sure that all residents are represented equally regardless of race, gender orientation or socio economic status. These elected candidates strive to create policies that will benefit everyone and make decisions that will positively impact the quality of life in Trenton for many years to come.
The political climate in Trenton, 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
Trenton, 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.
Trenton, 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 Trenton, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 965 contributions totaling $115,213 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 575 contributions totaling $95,277 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)