Leicester, NY is a small town located in western New York State. It has a population of just under 5,000 people and was established in 1788. The politics of Leicester are largely driven by the local government which consists of a Town Supervisor, four Council Members, and one Town Justice. These officials represent the interests of the citizens at the local level when it comes to issues such as taxes, infrastructure development, public safety, and more. Local elections are held every two years and the current officials were elected in 2019. In addition to local politics, Leicester is part of Livingston County, which has its own Board of Supervisors who work to ensure that county-level ordinances and regulations are enforced within the town limits. Residents can also vote on issues such as state and federal representatives in national elections. With so many different levels of government involved, Leicester is kept up to date on all political matters that affect their lives.
The political climate in Leicester, NY is moderately conservative.
Livingston County, NY is moderately conservative. In Livingston County, NY 39.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Livingston county remained very strongly Republican, 57.9% to 39.7%.
Livingston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Leicester, NY is moderately conservative.
Livingston County, New York is moderately conservative.
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.
Leicester, 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 Leicester, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 497 contributions totaling $22,279 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 161 contributions totaling $16,460 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)