Rome, NY is a city located in Oneida County in the central part of New York. Although the city has seen rapid population growth over the past decade, it still maintains a small-town feel and has a strong sense of community among its residents. The local political scene in Rome is vibrant and active. There are many candidates for office at all levels from mayor to county commissioner. These candidates come from both sides of the aisle, representing different views and values that reflect the diversity of opinions held by local citizens. Additionally, there are numerous organizations and committees within Rome which work on issues ranging from economic development to environmental sustainability. Local politicians strive to ensure that Rome's citizens have access to quality services and to support initiatives that improve their quality of life.
The political climate in Rome, NY is leaning 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
Rome, NY is leaning 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.
Rome, 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 Rome, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 833 contributions totaling $965,653 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,159 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 264 contributions totaling $202,803 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $768 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)