Freetown, NY is a small town located in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. It has a rich history and many local businesses that contribute to its community. Politically, Freetown is divided between two counties: Cayuga and Seneca. The local government consists of a board of supervisors who are elected at the county level and serve four-year terms. The towns within the county all have their own mayors and councils as well. All residents of Freetown are eligible to vote in local elections for their respective county boards and town councils. Local politics in Freetown mainly focuses on issues such as economic development, maintaining infrastructure, education, and other civic responsibilities such as public safety. In addition to these topics, there are also frequent debates about social issues that affect the entire community, especially those related to diversity and inclusion.
The political climate in Freetown, NY is somewhat conservative.
Cortland County, NY is leaning conservative. In Cortland County, NY 47.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cortland county remained narrowly Republican, 49.8% to 47.8%.
Cortland county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Freetown, NY is somewhat conservative.
Cortland County, New York is leaning conservative.
Cortland Metro Area is leaning 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.
Freetown, New York: r 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 Freetown, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 79 contributions totaling $3,028 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $5,807 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)