LaFayette, NY is a small town located in Onondaga County in the state of New York. Though it is relatively small, the town has an active and engaged political environment. Local residents are passionate about politics and keeping up with the current events that shape their community. Every two years there is an election held for mayor and town council members who work to ensure the best possible governance of LaFayette's citizens. Candidates are usually well-known faces in the community, local business owners, and other respected people from around LaFayette who have built strong relationships with each other as well as with their constituents. The political landscape of LaFayette can be seen in conversations between neighbors on street corners or sitting around coffee shops. No matter which candidate they support, local citizens are proud to participate in the democratic process of voting and having a say in how their town is run.
The political climate in LaFayette, NY is leaning liberal.
Onondaga County, NY is moderately liberal. In Onondaga County, NY 58.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Onondaga county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 58.9% to 38.9%.
Onondaga county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
LaFayette, NY is leaning liberal.
Onondaga County, New York is moderately liberal.
Syracuse 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.
LaFayette, 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 LaFayette, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,121 contributions totaling $828,583 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $391 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 396 contributions totaling $158,379 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $400 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)