Seneca County, New York is a largely rural county located in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. There is no singular major political party that dominates the area, as both Democratic and Republican candidates have been elected to various offices. The Board of Supervisors consists of both Democratic and Republican representatives, with each supervisor representing one of the 15 townships in the county. Local elections typically focus on issues such as taxes, public services, and economic development. Seneca County is also home to many small businesses and farms that provide employment opportunities throughout the year. Overall, politics in Seneca County are characterized by collaboration between local elected officials and citizens to ensure an efficient government that meets the needs of all stakeholders.
The political climate in Seneca County, NY is somewhat conservative.
In Seneca County, NY 44.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Seneca county remained moderately Republican, 53.3% to 44.2%.
Seneca county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Seneca County, NY is somewhat conservative.
Seneca Falls Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Seneca, New York: d r d d 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 Seneca County, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,650 contributions totaling $103,811 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 183 contributions totaling $31,357 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)