The small town of Vernon, NY is located in Oneida County in upstate New York. Its population is 3,299 and it has a small-town feel that many people appreciate. Vernon has a local government that is focused on creating a safe and vibrant community for its residents. There are elected officials at the state level who work to ensure the town is getting the services and resources it needs. At the local level, the Town Supervisor oversees day-to-day operations and works with other elected officials and members of the public to make decisions about how to best serve the citizens of Vernon. Additionally, there are several appointed committees such as the Planning Board which helps make sure all development plans adhere to Vernon's zoning regulations. Citizens can get involved at any level of government by attending meetings or voicing their opinions online.
The political climate in Zip 13476 (Vernon, NY) is moderately 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 13476 (Vernon, NY) is moderately conservative.
Vernon, New York is moderately 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.
Vernon, 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 13476 (Vernon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $17,445 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $671 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $10,378 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)