Stark, NY is a small town with a population of around 5,000 people. The local politics in Stark revolves around issues that are important to the community, such as infrastructure projects, economic development, public safety, and education. This town is served by an elected mayor and four council members who work together to ensure the best interests of Stark's citizens are served. Over the past few years, there have been many initiatives taken by these local politicians which have been beneficial for the town's economy and overall quality of life. Local businesses have flourished and the town has continued to grow with new housing developments and services being provided to its residents. Stark has seen improvement in its public transportation system as well as new parks and recreation facilities being available for residents to enjoy. The political climate in Stark is one that strives for progress through collaboration among elected officials and community members alike.
The political climate in Stark, 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
Stark, NY 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.
Stark, 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 Stark, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 224 contributions totaling $5,635 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $4,884 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)