Enfield, NY is a rural town located in the Finger Lakes region of New York. Although small in size, Enfield has a thriving political atmosphere. The Town Board is responsible for setting the local laws and regulations that allow the community to thrive and grow. Local elections are held every two years to determine the officials that will lead the community. During these election cycles, residents of Enfield can cast their vote for representatives from each of the four major party affiliations - Democratic, Republican, Libertarian and Green Party. Candidates must make presentations to their constituents to explain why they believe they should be elected. Elections also provide an opportunity for members of the community to become more informed about how their government works and how it affects their lives on a daily basis. Through this process, Enfield continues to maintain its strong political identity while promoting growth and development within its borders.
The political climate in Enfield, NY is somewhat liberal.
Tompkins County, NY is very liberal. In Tompkins County, NY 73.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 24.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tompkins county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 73.5% to 24.3%.
Tompkins county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Enfield, NY is somewhat liberal.
Tompkins County, New York is very liberal.
Ithaca Metro Area is very 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.
Enfield, 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 Enfield, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30,423 contributions totaling $3,319,955 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,044 contributions totaling $221,913 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)