Waterville, NY is home to a diverse community with active political involvement. Residents of Waterville show their commitment to their community by engaging in local politics and advocating for their rights. In recent years, local elections have focused on key issues such as education, public safety, and economic development. Watervillians are passionate about protecting their rights and ensuring that all voices are heard in the political process. Political candidates running for office in Waterville strive to represent the interests of the people while leading the town into a prosperous future. By participating in the political process, Watervillians can ensure that their voices are heard and that their needs are met.
The political climate in Waterville, NY is somewhat 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
Waterville, NY is somewhat 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.
Waterville, 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 Waterville, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 334 contributions totaling $12,846 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $3,382 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)