Lincoln, NY is a small town located in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. The town has a population of nearly 1,500 people and is known for its beautiful natural surroundings. Politics in Lincoln is a quiet affair, with the main focus being on local issues such as education and services within the community. The primary government body is the Town of Lincoln Board of Supervisors, made up of five elected officials who meet monthly to discuss and make decisions regarding local issues. In addition to this body, there are several committees that are also involved in representing the town's needs such as the Planning Board and Zoning Board. There are no political candidates running for office in Lincoln at this time, but citizens take part in various activities throughout the year that show their support for their community and its leaders.
The political climate in Lincoln, NY is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Madison County, NY 43.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained strongly Republican, 54.1% to 43.5%.
Madison county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lincoln, NY is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, New York is somewhat conservative.
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.
Lincoln, 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 Lincoln, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 526 contributions totaling $543,225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,033 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 288 contributions totaling $565,254 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,963 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)