Lima, NY is a small town located in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. It is a vibrant community with a strong sense of history and tradition. Politically, Lima has seen its fair share of progress over the years. The citizens of Lima have been very active in local politics, electing many representatives who have gone on to become prominent political figures at both the state and national level. The town has traditionally leaned conservative but recently there has been an influx of more progressive candidates running for office due to increasing enthusiasm for progressive ideals among the younger generations. While many of the traditional schools of thought are still represented in Lima's politics, there is certainly a new wave that is gaining momentum among voters and influencing policy decisions in this small but influential corner of upstate New York.
The political climate in Lima, NY is somewhat 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
Lima, NY is somewhat 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.
Lima, 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 Lima, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,046 contributions totaling $129,739 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 304 contributions totaling $29,325 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)