Yates County, located in the Finger Lakes region of New York State, is largely rural and agricultural and has a population of approximately 25,000. The Yates County Legislature is responsible for governing the county's municipalities and making policies on issues such as taxation, public safety, health care and infrastructure. It consists of eleven representatives that are elected by residents during regular elections held every two years. There is a County Executive appointed by the legislature to serve as its head who is responsible for overseeing all governmental operations. The county also has several smaller local political organizations that focus on specific areas such as environmental protection or economic development. These organizations often work with the county government to create positive change in their respective communities. In recent years, Yates County has seen increased investments in public infrastructure and improvements in educational opportunities, which have greatly benefited the residents living here.
The political climate in Yates County, NY is moderately conservative.
In Yates County, NY 39.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yates county remained very strongly Republican, 57.9% to 39.3%.
Yates county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Yates County, NY is moderately conservative.
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.
Yates, 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 Yates County, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,370 contributions totaling $122,133 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 124 contributions totaling $50,071 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $404 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)