Seneca Falls, NY is a small town with a population of around 9,000 people. It is located in the Finger Lakes region of New York State and has a rich history. Each year, the town holds its annual Celebrate Seneca Falls festival to commemorate the first women's rights convention held there in 1848. Politically, Seneca Falls is a typical small American town. The local elections are usually hotly contested as many locals take pride in their community and want to ensure it runs effectively and efficiently. Candidates from both major parties vie for seats on the local Town Board and other positions such as mayor, justice court judge, assessor and more. These elections draw passionate support from all age groups - both young and old - who believe that being involved in politics will help shape their future. Candidates often debate on issues important to Seneca Falls residents such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety, education and environmental protection. It is an exciting time for Seneca Falls each election cycle as candidates make their case to local voters on why they should be elected into office.
The political climate in Seneca Falls, NY is leaning conservative.
Seneca County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Seneca County, NY 44.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Seneca county remained moderately Republican, 53.3% to 44.2%.
Seneca county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Seneca Falls, NY is leaning conservative.
Seneca County, New York is somewhat conservative.
Seneca Falls Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Seneca Falls, New York: d 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 Seneca Falls, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,310 contributions totaling $56,346 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 240 contributions totaling $40,934 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)