Hilton, New York is a small community located in upstate New York. It is known for its rural charm and close-knit communities. Politically, the town leans Democratic with many residents choosing to vote for Democratic candidates in local and national elections. The town's mayor is Democrat Jonathan Greene who has held the office since 2011 and been re-elected twice. He has been heavily involved in promoting economic development and improving infrastructure in the area. Additionally, the Town Board of Supervisors consists of five members who have all either been appointed by the mayor or elected by town residents through popular vote. The board works closely with Mayor Greene on initiatives that benefit Hilton residents and businesses alike. Overall, politicians in Hilton strive to maintain its peaceful atmosphere while also enacting policies that drive economic growth and progress within the community.
The political climate in Hilton, NY is somewhat 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
Hilton, NY is somewhat 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.
Hilton, 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 Hilton, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 487 contributions totaling $26,021 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 149 contributions totaling $25,630 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)