The politics of Camden, NY (13316) are shaped by the local government and its representatives. It is a small village in Oneida County with a population of approximately 1,850 residents. The mayor of Camden is Victoria L. Sleight and the village board consists of five trustees. Residents can participate in political activities by voting for local candidates during elections or attending public meetings to discuss issues affecting their community. Local candidates have included members from both major political parties, giving voters an opportunity to choose who best represents their interests and values when it comes to governing Camden. Additionally, the village board has established committees and commissions that focus on specific responsibilities such as planning and zoning, finance, public safety, and youth services which allows for residents to get involved in the government without running for office themselves.
The political climate in Zip 13316 (Camden, NY) is somewhat 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
Zip 13316 (Camden, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Camden, New York is somewhat 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.
Camden, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 13316 (Camden)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 97 contributions totaling $2,930 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $7,444 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)