Lyme, NY is a small town in the Finger Lakes region of New York. It has a rich history in politics that dates back to the early days of its founding. The town is part of Broome County, and its local politics are overseen by the county government. Currently, the Board of Supervisors serves as the primary legislative body for Lyme. The board consists of five members, all elected by popular vote. They work together to craft policies that best serve the citizens of Lyme and Broome County. Local elections are held every two years on the first Tuesday in November, with voter turnout usually being quite high. Issues such as taxes, education, infrastructure, economic development and public safety are often hotly contested among candidates running for office in Lyme. With a strong sense of community pride and support from its residents, Lyme is an active participant in regional politics and looks forward to continued success into the future.
The political climate in Lyme, NY is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, NY is moderately conservative. In Jefferson County, NY 39.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained very strongly Republican, 58.4% to 39.5%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lyme, NY is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, New York is moderately conservative.
Watertown-Fort Drum Metro Area is moderately 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.
Lyme, 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 Lyme, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 361 contributions totaling $34,282 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 210 contributions totaling $50,381 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)