Wolcott, NY is a small town located in upstate New York. It is home to a vibrant and diverse community of citizens who actively participate in their local politics. Recently, the town has had several high profile elections for both local and national offices, with Wolcott residents having an active voice in choosing their representatives. Currently, the mayor of Wolcott is Mark Wolski and the town board members are Dave Dunnigan, Terry Meinl, Norm DeRoche, Kevin Nelson, and Ernest Kelly Jr. The Town Board meets regularly to discuss issues relevant to their constituents and makes decisions that affect the day-to-day lives of residents. In addition to local elections, citizens also have the opportunity to vote on important state referendums that impact how their tax dollars are used. As such, it is clear that Wolcott's politics are crucial for its continued growth and prosperity.
The political climate in Wolcott, 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
Wolcott, 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.
Wolcott, 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 Wolcott, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 648 contributions totaling $26,622 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 88 contributions totaling $10,496 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)