The small town of Turin, NY is located in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York. It is a rural community that has a storied history and many strong ties to its residents. The politics of Turin are reflective of its small-town roots and tight-knit community. Local elections often draw passionate involvement from the citizens as they strive to ensure their town remains rooted in its values and traditions. Though the population of Turin is relatively small, it boasts an impressive number of local political organizations that work hard to engage all citizens in meaningful conversations about issues facing their community as well as to advocate for the best interests of all who call Turin home.
The political climate in Turin, NY is strongly conservative.
Lewis County, NY is very conservative. In Lewis County, NY 29.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lewis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 29.5%.
Lewis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Turin, NY is strongly conservative.
Lewis County, New York is very 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.
Turin, 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 Turin, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 144 contributions totaling $7,648 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $9,638 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)