York, NY is a small city located in the northeast corner of New York state. It is home to a diverse population of people with varying backgrounds and interests. In terms of local politics, York has an elected mayor and a nine-member City Council which meets once a month. The elected officials are responsible for enacting laws and regulations that best serve the citizens of York. The city also has several committees that address various topics such as public safety, economic development, and educational policy. Each year, residents have the opportunity to vote in local elections for representatives who will best address the needs of their community. In terms of political parties, York is largely democratic with members from both major parties represented on council. These elected officials work together to create policies and regulations that promote economic prosperity and social justice for all people living within the city limits.
The political climate in York, NY is moderately conservative.
Livingston County, NY is moderately conservative. In Livingston County, NY 39.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Livingston county remained very strongly Republican, 57.9% to 39.7%.
Livingston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
York, NY is moderately conservative.
Livingston 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.
York, 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 York, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 656 contributions totaling $74,126 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 374 contributions totaling $67,825 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)