Lansing, NY is a small town located in the Finger Lakes region of New York state. The town has a rich political history; it was the birthplace of U.S. Senator Charles Goodell and the site of the first Women’s Rights Convention in 1848. Today, Lansing's politics are primarily focused on local issues such as education and infrastructure. The election of local politicians to represent the town on the Tompkins County Legislature is an important event for Lansing residents. Each year, numerous candidates put forth their agendas and visions for the future of the town and its citizens, making sure to engage with residents throughout the campaign process. Residents have an active role in shaping the policies that will affect them and their families in years to come through their involvement in local elections.
The political climate in Lansing, NY is moderately 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
Lansing, NY is moderately 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.
Lansing, 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 Lansing, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57,001 contributions totaling $6,385,684 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,879 contributions totaling $414,160 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $220 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)