In the small town of Tully, NY, politics are an important part of life for its citizens. The local government is responsible for addressing the needs of the community and setting policies that will benefit everyone. At a local level, citizens can get involved by voting in local elections and participating in public forums to provide their input on important issues. The mayor of Tully is elected from the town's population and serves as chief executive. Local representatives on the Town Council serve four-year terms and are responsible for approving ordinances and policies. Other elected officials include members of the police force, fire department, planning board, school board, assessor and treasurer. Citizens of Tully take an active role in local political decisions by attending meetings and expressing their thoughts on topics that affect their lives.
The political climate in Tully, 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
Tully, 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.
Tully, 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 Tully, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,193 contributions totaling $89,962 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 151 contributions totaling $17,915 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)