Camillus, NY is a small town located in Onondaga County with a population of approximately 24,000 people. The local politics in Camillus are run by the Town Board which consists of four members and the Town Supervisor who are all elected to a four-year term. As a small town, Camillus has limited political influence but works together as a community to ensure the needs of its citizens are met through local initiatives such as public safety, infrastructure development, and environmental protection. The Town Board also works closely with other local governments to ensure resources are properly distributed amongst all residents in the town. Candidates for office must meet certain eligibility criteria in order to stand for election and must be registered voters of Camillus. Community involvement is key to the success of any politician running for office and candidates often rely heavily on their name recognition within the town as well as their ability to address issues that affect the majority of the population.
The political climate in Camillus, 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
Camillus, 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.
Camillus, 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 Camillus, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,511 contributions totaling $146,120 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,133 contributions totaling $252,444 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $223 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)