Auburn, NY is a small city located in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. It is home to a diverse community of local residents who take pride in their civic involvement in the political process. Local politics are deeply rooted in Auburn; there are numerous organizations that host events and discussions on current political issues. The Auburn City Council, Board of Education, and Mayor’s Office all work together to ensure that the voices of Auburn citizens are heard. In addition, the Auburn Community Center hosts several monthly meetings focusing on various topics such as education reform, economic development, and public safety initiatives. Moreover, community members have the opportunity to meet local candidates for office at events like town hall meetings and political forums hosted by various organizations throughout the city. Overall, Auburn is an engaged city with active citizens who participate in the political process to ensure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Auburn, NY is leaning conservative.
Cayuga County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Cayuga County, NY 44.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cayuga county remained moderately Republican, 53.3% to 44.4%.
Cayuga county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Auburn, NY is leaning conservative.
Cayuga County, New York is somewhat conservative.
Auburn Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Auburn, New York: d r d D 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 Auburn, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 898 contributions totaling $51,492 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 293 contributions totaling $53,923 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)