The politics in Lakeland, NY are largely based on providing the best services to the community. The local government works diligently to ensure that all civic needs are met and that residents of the area have access to necessary resources. Community members have a strong voice in their local government, with representatives from each area of Lakeland being elected to serve on various boards and committees. Candidates for these positions often come from different backgrounds and ideologies, giving everyone an opportunity to be heard. There is also a focus on collaboration between towns, cities, and villages to ensure that all areas of New York State are served effectively. Overall, the politics in Lakeland aim to provide a safe and vibrant environment for its citizens.
The political climate in Lakeland, NY is leaning 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
Lakeland, NY is leaning 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.
Lakeland, 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 Lakeland, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 126 contributions totaling $7,864 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 116 contributions totaling $30,917 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)