Marilla, NY is a small town located in western New York with a population of just over 4,500. It has a strong sense of community and the citizens of Marilla take pride in their local politics. The town is governed by an elected mayor and four board members who serve terms of two years each. Elections are held in May of odd-numbered years. Local political candidates are chosen from among the residents of Marilla to represent their views and interests within the town government. Issues such as education, public safety, infrastructure maintenance, and taxation are all addressed by the elected officials. The candidates work hard to ensure that the needs of the community are taken care of while still keeping taxes low and providing quality services to taxpayers. With its small-town charm and commitment to responsible governance, Marilla provides residents with a safe and stable place to live.
The political climate in Marilla, NY is leaning conservative.
Erie County, NY is somewhat liberal. In Erie County, NY 56.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Erie county remained strongly Democratic, 56.5% to 41.7%.
Erie county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marilla, NY is leaning conservative.
Erie County, New York is somewhat liberal.
Buffalo-Cheektowaga 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.
Marilla, 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 Marilla, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,578 contributions totaling $219,941 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 608 contributions totaling $258,233 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $425 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)