Medina, NY is a small city located in western New York. It is known for its vibrant downtown area and many shops and restaurants. While the city does not have a large population, it has a rich history of politics. Local elections are held frequently, with many candidates vying for positions on the City Council and as Mayor. These candidates bring their own unique vision and ideas to the table, providing Medina with a diverse range of perspectives and solutions to the issues facing the city. The election process is open to all residents of Medina, ensuring that everyone has a chance to make their voice heard in local government.
The political climate in Medina, NY is moderately conservative.
Orleans County, NY is very conservative. In Orleans County, NY 30.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orleans county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.8% to 30.8%.
Orleans county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Medina, NY is moderately conservative.
Orleans County, New York is very conservative.
Rochester 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.
Medina, New York: R R R R 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 Medina, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 230 contributions totaling $13,908 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $10,568 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $294 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)