Fairport, NY is a small town in upstate New York that has a thriving political atmosphere. The local government of Fairport consists of a mayor, and six trustees who are elected by the citizens of Fairport every two years. Through this system, local citizens have an active role in the politics and decisions that affect their lives. Recently, there has been much discussion about the upcoming mayoral election as well as various initiatives that may be put on the ballot during the next election cycle. With many talented and passionate candidates running for office, the residents of Fairport are sure to have an interesting few months as they decide who will lead their town over the next two years.
The political climate in Fairport, NY is somewhat liberal.
Monroe County, NY is moderately liberal. In Monroe County, NY 59.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.3% to 38.2%.
Monroe county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairport, NY is somewhat liberal.
Monroe County, New York is moderately liberal.
Rochester Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Fairport, New York: d d D D D D
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 Fairport, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,768 contributions totaling $257,639 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 457 contributions totaling $185,924 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $407 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)