Genoa, NY is a small town located in the Finger Lakes region of New York. With a population of less than 900 people, it is an intimate and close-knit community that values its independence and local governance. Although Genoa does not have any local political candidates currently running for office, the citizens of Genoa take politics very seriously. Local elections are held every two years, and the mayor and council members are elected by popular vote. The mayor presides over a five-member council which is responsible for creating laws and ordinances, managing the town’s budget, and ensuring that residents’ tax dollars are spent efficiently. Genoa also sends representatives to the State Assembly every two years to ensure that their voices are heard in Albany. All in all, Genoans take pride in their local government and will continue to remain active participants in the political process for years to come.
The political climate in Genoa, 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
Genoa, 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.
Genoa, 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 Genoa, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 241 contributions totaling $8,958 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $5,175 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)