Genesee, NY is a small town in western New York. It has a vibrant political environment which reflects the values of its diverse population. Elections for local offices are held every two years and citizens have the opportunity to cast their vote for local candidates who represent their interests. Local candidates are typically from both the Democratic and Republican parties, and they work hard to ensure that all residents’ voices are heard and represented. Issues such as taxes, education, infrastructure, and public safety are all important topics discussed by local politicians. The community also takes part in deciding on matters such as zoning and economic development. All of these issues are important to the Genesee residents, who take pride in the strong sense of community spirit found there.
The political climate in Genesee, NY is strongly conservative.
Allegany County, NY is very conservative. In Allegany County, NY 29.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allegany county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 29.1%.
Allegany county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Genesee, NY is strongly conservative.
Allegany County, New York is very 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.
Genesee, 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 Genesee, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 489 contributions totaling $7,570 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $34,768 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $476 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)