Bridgeport, NY is a small town located in northwestern New York State. It is home to around 500 people and has a rich history of civic engagement. The town’s politics are centered on local issues such as taxes, infrastructure, and public safety. There are currently two candidates running for mayor in Bridgeport: incumbent Mayor Tom Smith and newcomer Mark Jones. Both candidates have expressed their commitment to addressing the challenges facing the community while promoting economic growth and development. Mayor Smith has been praised for his efforts to reduce the tax burden on residents while also ensuring that essential services are adequately funded. Mark Jones has focused his campaign on improving education and creating more job opportunities for local residents. Regardless of who wins the election, it is clear that both candidates have a strong interest in advancing the interests of Bridgeport’s citizens.
The political climate in Bridgeport, NY is somewhat liberal.
Onondaga County, NY is moderately liberal. In Onondaga County, NY 58.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Onondaga county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 58.9% to 38.9%.
Onondaga county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bridgeport, NY is somewhat liberal.
Onondaga County, New York is moderately liberal.
Syracuse 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.
Bridgeport, 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 Bridgeport, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 626 contributions totaling $10,940 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 106 contributions totaling $20,140 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)