Richford, NY is a small town located in Upstate New York that is home to roughly 1000 people. It has a long and rich history of small-town politics, with local politicians working to make the community better for its residents. The town is currently served by Mayor Thomas Roe, who was first elected in 2016 and is running for re-election in 2020. He is committed to bringing new jobs and economic opportunities to the area while also ensuring that public services remain accessible and affordable. Richford also has two Town Council members, Sarah Johnson and Mark Smith, who both serve on the council since their appointments in 2018. Both are dedicated to improving the quality of life of the citizens of Richford through sound fiscal management practices. In addition, there are numerous committees and boards staffed by local volunteers which work to ensure that all voices are heard when it comes to decision-making in Richford. With its current leadership and commitment from all involved parties, Richford looks forward to continued success as it continues on its path towards a brighter future for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 13835 (Richford, NY) is moderately conservative.
Tioga County, NY is moderately conservative. In Tioga County, NY 38.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tioga county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.1% to 38.5%.
Tioga county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 13835 (Richford, NY) is moderately conservative.
Richford, New York is moderately conservative.
Tioga County, New York is moderately conservative.
Binghamton 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.
Richford, 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 13835 (Richford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 170 contributions totaling $3,464 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $75 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)