Williamson, NY is a small rural town in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. Its population of just over 4,000 people makes it one of the smaller locations within the region. Despite its size, Williamson has a bustling political landscape. As a community with traditional conservative values, Williamson is represented by local government officials who value fiscal responsibility and advocate for individuals’ rights to self-determination. Candidates running for office often represent a variety of political ideologies and platforms which reflect the values of their constituents. While some candidates are more progressive in their approach than others, all aim to improve the quality of life in Williamson and ensure that their citizens have access to resources they need to live happy and successful lives.
The political climate in Williamson, NY is moderately 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
Williamson, NY is moderately 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.
Williamson, 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 Williamson, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,086 contributions totaling $46,317 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 484 contributions totaling $65,978 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)