Sodus, New York is a small town in Wayne County located on the southern shore of Lake Ontario. The town has a rich community and is home to families with deep roots in the area. Sodus is governed by an elected mayor and board of trustees, who work together to create policies that meet the needs of the community. They are dedicated to preserving the unique character of this rural town while promoting economic development and providing quality services for all residents. The local political scene is active, with many engaged citizens participating in the election process. Every year, candidates from both major parties compete for local offices such as mayor and trustee positions, allowing constituents to decide which candidate best represents their interests and values. All citizens are encouraged to get involved in making their town a better place by attending meetings, engaging in discussion, volunteering at events, or voting for their chosen candidate on election day.
The political climate in Sodus, NY is somewhat conservative.
Wayne County, NY is moderately conservative. In Wayne County, NY 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.0%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sodus, NY is somewhat conservative.
Wayne County, New York is moderately 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.
Sodus, 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 Sodus, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 967 contributions totaling $61,060 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 203 contributions totaling $39,235 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)