The small town of Summerhill, NY is a highly engaged community that pays close attention to the politics of their area. There are several local political candidates running for office in the upcoming election. Some of these include Mark Anderson, who is running for mayor and has a platform centered on increasing public safety and expanding affordable housing; Mary Jenkins, who wants to reduce taxes and invest in economic development; and Bill Jones, who is advocating for better access to education and health services. All three candidates have made it clear that they are passionate about improving the quality of life for all residents of Summerhill. With all three candidates having their own unique vision for the future, residents of Summerhill will be able to choose the candidate that best aligns with their needs and values come election day.
The political climate in Summerhill, NY is somewhat conservative.
Cayuga County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Cayuga County, NY 44.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cayuga county remained moderately Republican, 53.3% to 44.4%.
Cayuga county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Summerhill, NY is somewhat conservative.
Cayuga County, New York is somewhat conservative.
Auburn 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.
Summerhill, 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 Summerhill, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,386 contributions totaling $75,697 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 150 contributions totaling $189,620 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,264 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)