Locke, NY is a small town located on the outskirts of New York City. The town is governed by the Locke Town Board, which consists of five elected officials who serve four-year terms. The Town Board reviews and approves all budget appropriations, sets policy for the town, and provides guidance to other local government departments. In addition to the Town Board, Locke also has a mayor that serves as the head of government and presides over all official meetings of the board. The mayor is elected to a two-year term and works closely with the Town Board to ensure that all decisions reflect the best interests of Locke residents. Locals have a strong sense of civic pride when it comes to their politics, and are known for their willingness to vote in elections and participate in public forums. As such, political issues are openly discussed amongst citizens and ultimately decided upon by those living in Locke.
The political climate in Locke, NY is somewhat conservative.
Cayuga County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Cayuga County, NY 44.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cayuga county remained moderately Republican, 53.3% to 44.4%.
Cayuga county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Locke, NY is somewhat conservative.
Cayuga County, New York is somewhat conservative.
Auburn Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Locke, New York: d r d D 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 Locke, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 620 contributions totaling $30,943 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $1,861 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)