Taylor, NY is a small town in New York State with a population of just over 5,000 people. It is politically represented at the local level by elected officials who serve on the Taylor Town Board and Mayor's Office. The Taylor Town Board consists of three members who are responsible for creating ordinances, receiving public comments, and approving budgets. The Mayor's Office serves as the executive branch of the government and is tasked with carrying out the policies established by the Town Board. Voters in Taylor have elected several different candidates to represent them in both offices throughout the years. These include members of both major political parties, as well as independents and third-party representatives. Each candidate strives to balance economic growth with environmental conservation while also prioritizing the needs of Taylor residents. Ultimately, it is up to Taylor voters to decide which candidates best represent their interests and values during elections.
The political climate in Taylor, NY is somewhat conservative.
Cortland County, NY is leaning conservative. In Cortland County, NY 47.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cortland county remained narrowly Republican, 49.8% to 47.8%.
Cortland county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Taylor, NY is somewhat conservative.
Cortland County, New York is leaning conservative.
Cortland Metro Area is leaning 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.
Taylor, New York: r 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 Taylor, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $1,305 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $225 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)