Canajoharie, NY is a small town located in Montgomery County. Although it is not a large city, it is still an important part of the local political landscape. The town has been represented by several elected officials in the state and local government. At the state level, Senator George A. Amedore Jr represents Canajoharie in the New York State Senate. In addition, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara also serves this community as part of his legislative district. On the local level, the town is served by Montgomery County Legislator Robert Purtell and Town Supervisor Matthew Lattire. All of these individuals work diligently to ensure that Canajoharie receives the best possible representation in politics. They strive to make sure that all voices are heard and all interests are taken into account when making decisions for their constituents. It is through their dedication to public service that Canajoharie can enjoy a strong political presence in its corner of New York state.
The political climate in Zip 13317 (Canajoharie, NY) is moderately conservative.
Montgomery County, NY is moderately conservative. In Montgomery County, NY 37.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.2% to 37.7%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 13317 (Canajoharie, NY) is moderately conservative.
Canajoharie, New York is moderately conservative.
Montgomery County, New York is moderately conservative.
Amsterdam 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.
Canajoharie, New York: d 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 13317 (Canajoharie)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $545 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $3,594 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $399 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)