Clay, NY is a small town in central New York that is known for its Community spirit and strong sense of civic responsibility. The politics of Clay, NY are largely focused on maintaining the quality of life that residents have come to expect while also working towards progress. Key issues in the town’s political landscape include maintaining fiscal responsibility, securing quality education for all children, preserving natural resources, and promoting economic development. Residents elect members of the Town Board, which oversee local government operations such as tax collection, road maintenance, and police protection. The Town Board also serves as legislative body for the town when it comes to passing ordinances or adopting zoning regulations that impact all residents. In addition to these elected officials, there are a number of dedicated volunteers who serve on boards and commissions to help shape policies that will best benefit their community.
The political climate in Clay, NY is somewhat 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
Clay, NY is somewhat 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.
Clay, 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 Clay, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,846 contributions totaling $211,529 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,277 contributions totaling $249,790 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)