Webster, NY is a small town located in Monroe County, New York. It boasts a rich history and is home to many vibrant businesses and community organizations. When it comes to politics, Webster’s residents are passionate about their opinions and are eager to engage in meaningful dialogue about issues that impact the town. During election seasons, candidates for local office campaign tirelessly throughout the town in order to make sure their voices are heard by as many people as possible. Issues such as taxation, education, public safety and infrastructure often come up during these conversations between candidates and voters alike. With so much enthusiasm surrounding political discourse here in Webster, it's no surprise that the citizens of this friendly town are engaged in the political process year-round.
The political climate in Webster, NY is leaning liberal.
Monroe County, NY is moderately liberal. In Monroe County, NY 59.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.3% to 38.2%.
Monroe county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Webster, NY is leaning liberal.
Monroe County, New York is moderately 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.
Webster, New York: d d D D D D
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 Webster, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,759 contributions totaling $316,980 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 946 contributions totaling $239,585 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)