13491 West Winfield, NY is a small rural town situated in the central part of the state. Politics in this area largely revolve around local issues such as taxes, infrastructure and public safety. Local residents are passionate about their voice being heard on these topics and show high levels of participation in elections for mayor and town council. Despite its small size, 13491 West Winfield has a strong political landscape that is shaped by a variety of perspectives and opinions on key issues. Residents come together to ensure their community has access to resources it needs to thrive while also protecting its unique identity and heritage. It is an inspiring testament to the power of democracy in action.
The political climate in Zip 13491 (West Winfield, 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
Zip 13491 (West Winfield, NY) is strongly conservative.
West Winfield, New York 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.
West Winfield, 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 13491 (West Winfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 79 contributions totaling $2,505 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $2,027 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)