Conquest, NY is a small rural town located in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. Its population is approximately 2,000 people. Politically, it is a conservative area with most residents leaning towards the Republican party and supporting more traditional values. The local government consists of elected officials such as mayor and city council members who are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the citizens. Every few years, residents of Conquest have an opportunity to vote for their desired candidates to represent them at City Hall. Although there are no current political candidates running from Conquest, many people in the area participate in local politics by attending meetings or engaging with their elected officials on issues important to them.
The political climate in Conquest, NY is somewhat conservative.
Cayuga County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Cayuga County, NY 44.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cayuga county remained moderately Republican, 53.3% to 44.4%.
Cayuga county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Conquest, NY is somewhat conservative.
Cayuga County, New York is somewhat conservative.
Auburn 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.
Conquest, 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 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 Conquest, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 196 contributions totaling $11,695 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $8,383 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)