Philadelphia, NY is a small rural town in Schoharie County with a population of 13673. It is known for its small-town charm, but it also has strong political presence in the area. The town is governed by a mayor and several elected officials who serve on the Town Board. All local elections are managed by the Schoharie County Board of Elections. These elections allow residents to choose who will represent their interests in government on the local, county, state and national levels. Currently, the Mayor of Philadelphia is Michael Davenport and he works closely with the Town Board members to ensure that all residents have access to quality services and resources within the community. The Town Board Members are responsible for setting policy and budgeting for all departments within the town. They also approve development projects in order to keep Philadelphia’s economy vibrant. In addition to these local politics, Philadelphia is part of New York’s 26th Congressional District which is currently represented by Republican Elise Stefanik in the United States House of Representatives.
The political climate in Zip 13673 (Philadelphia, NY) is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, NY is moderately conservative. In Jefferson County, NY 39.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained very strongly Republican, 58.4% to 39.5%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 13673 (Philadelphia, NY) is moderately conservative.
Philadelphia, New York is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, New York is moderately conservative.
Watertown-Fort Drum 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.
Philadelphia, 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 13673 (Philadelphia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 70 contributions totaling $3,072 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $405 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)