Port Gibson, NY is a small town located in the Finger Lakes region of New York. Even though it is a small town, there is still a lot of political activity happening in Port Gibson. The town elects members to serve on the Town Council every two years, and citizens can engage with their local representatives by attending meetings or contacting them directly. Additionally, the Town Board holds regular public hearings to discuss issues related to local government affairs such as taxes, zoning changes and development plans. Port Gibson also has several state representatives and senators who are elected to represent the interests of their constituents at the state level. All of these representatives can be contacted by their constituents concerning any matter related to state government. In addition, many local organizations exist that are actively involved in both state and federal politics that include special interest groups and non-profit organizations.
The political climate in Port Gibson, NY is somewhat conservative.
Ontario County, NY is leaning liberal. In Ontario County, NY 48.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ontario county remained narrowly Republican, 48.5% to 48.5%.
Ontario county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Port Gibson, NY is somewhat conservative.
Ontario County, New York is leaning liberal.
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.
Port Gibson, 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 Port Gibson, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 199 contributions totaling $18,808 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 130 contributions totaling $8,474 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)