Victor, NY is a small town located in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State. The town has a long history of local government that continues to this day and there are many aspects of politics that affect the residents. Local politics involve everything from taxes and zoning changes to accessibility for public transportation. Victor is part of Ontario County, which has a Board of Supervisors that oversee the county’s activities. In addition, Victor has its own Town Board consisting of four members who are elected by the voters every two years on Election Day. These board members have the responsibility to make decisions on behalf of the people in Victor, to ensure they remain safe and secure while improving overall quality of life. Residents can turn out during elections to express their voices by voting for their favorite candidates or voicing their opinions in town meetings. It is through such actions that citizens can play an active role in deciding the priorities and future direction of their community.
The political climate in Victor, NY is leaning conservative.
Ontario County, NY is leaning liberal. In Ontario County, NY 48.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ontario county remained narrowly Republican, 48.5% to 48.5%.
Ontario county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Victor, NY is leaning conservative.
Ontario County, New York is leaning 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.
Victor, 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 Victor, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,105 contributions totaling $944,393 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,049 contributions totaling $713,748 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $348 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)