The small town of Poland, NY (zip code 13431) is situated in Central New York State in Herkimer County. Although the town has a population of just over 1,400 people, it has a rich history and proud citizens that are heavily involved in their local politics. A variety of local organizations exist to ensure that the voices of its citizens are heard on matters concerning the town and county. The Town Board oversees policy decisions and regularly holds public meetings to discuss issues such as taxation, zoning regulations, economic development, and other concerns that affect the community. Additionally, local elections are held each year to select candidates for Town Supervisor and two Town Council members who will work cooperatively on behalf of their constituents. In addition to these elected officials, the Town Clerk also works closely with the community to ensure that all records are properly maintained and current. As a result, residents of Poland can rest assured that their interests are being taken into consideration when it comes to local politics.
The political climate in Zip 13431 (Poland, NY) is strongly conservative.
Herkimer County, NY is strongly conservative. In Herkimer County, NY 33.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Herkimer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.4% to 33.9%.
Herkimer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 13431 (Poland, NY) is strongly conservative.
Poland, New York is strongly conservative.
Herkimer County, New York is strongly 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.
Poland, 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 13431 (Poland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $2,408 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,520 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)