Worcester, New York is a small rural town located in Otsego County. It has a rich history dating back to the 1700s when it was first settled and incorporated in 1802. In recent years, Worcester has seen some growth but still remains a small town with an estimated population of 500 people. The politics of Worcester are closely connected to the local government and various political candidates who represent the area. Declared candidates in 2020 included Linda Richardson for Town Supervisor, Jason Crosson for Town Councilmember, and Ruth Blanding for Tax Collector. Each candidate was elected based on their individual platforms, visions, and ideas for improving the quality of life in Worcester. Residents of Worcester have consistently shown support for their local candidates by casting their votes in elections, ensuring that they have elected representatives who best fit their needs and interests as a community.
The political climate in Zip 12197 (Worcester, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Otsego County, NY is leaning conservative. In Otsego County, NY 46.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otsego county remained moderately Republican, 51.2% to 46.2%.
Otsego county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12197 (Worcester, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Worcester, New York is somewhat conservative.
Otsego County, New York is leaning conservative.
Oneonta Metro Area is leaning 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.
Worcester, New York: r r d d 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 12197 (Worcester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $4,075 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $1,061 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)