Forestport, NY is a small town in Upstate New York known for its beautiful scenery and vibrant local culture. It has a long history of political involvement, with citizens engaging in the democratic process at the local level. There have been a number of prominent politicians that have come out of Forestport, such as James W. Smith, Jr., who served as a state senator for the 55th District from 1998 to 2010. Currently, the Town Board is made up of five elected officials who are dedicated to representing their constituents and making sure that Forestport remains a safe place to live and work. In addition to this, there are various political committees and organizations that focus on different aspects of local government such as campaign finance reform and environmental protection. Residents are encouraged to stay informed about their community and get involved in the political process in order to make positive changes in their hometown.
The political climate in Forestport, 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
Forestport, NY 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.
Forestport, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Forestport, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 189 contributions totaling $13,057 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 126 contributions totaling $26,252 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)