Hamlin, NY is a small town located in the northeastern part of New York State. It has a relatively small population but has seen steady growth over the years. The local political scene revolves around the town's mayor and a few select council members who are elected officials responsible for making decisions for the community as a whole. Regular elections are held for these positions, allowing citizens to have their voices heard in local governmental matters. Additionally, Hamlin holds occasional town hall meetings to allow citizens to discuss issues that may be affecting their lives. It is through these meetings that residents can weigh in on important topics and decisions related to their community.
The political climate in Hamlin, NY is leaning liberal.
Monroe County, NY is moderately liberal. In Monroe County, NY 59.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.3% to 38.2%.
Monroe county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hamlin, NY is leaning liberal.
Monroe County, New York is moderately liberal.
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.
Hamlin, 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 Hamlin, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,809 contributions totaling $97,368 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 521 contributions totaling $79,937 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)