Macedon, NY is a small town located in upstate New York. It has a strong sense of civic pride and its citizens take an active role in local politics. The main focus of this town’s political landscape is on the local issues that affect the daily lives of its citizens. This includes topics such as economic development, environmental sustainability, public safety, education, and infrastructure improvements. The town is home to several political clubs and organizations representing various views and interests. These clubs often host debates between candidates running for local offices in order to gain a better understanding of their points of view and platforms before voters go to the polls. The town also hosts meetings with politicians running at the state level to discuss issues specific to Macedon's town hall. Overall, Macedon residents are engaged and committed to working together to ensure that their community remains vibrant and prosperous for many years to come.
The political climate in Macedon, NY is moderately conservative.
Wayne County, NY is moderately conservative. In Wayne County, NY 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.0%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Macedon, NY is moderately conservative.
Wayne 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.
Macedon, 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 Macedon, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 674 contributions totaling $41,353 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 285 contributions totaling $28,455 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)