Mattydale, NY is a small town located in Onondaga County with a population of approximately 5,000 people. It is known for its rural lifestyle and quiet residential streets. Politics in Mattydale are largely led by local government, which is comprised of the Mayor and Town Council. The Mayor is elected every four years to represent the interests of the community as a whole, while the Town Council consists of five members who are elected to serve staggered two-year terms. The local government works to promote economic development, maintain public safety, and generally make sure that all members of the community are well taken care of. County-wide initiatives such as budgeting and taxation are also addressed at the local level through the Town Council. In addition to traditional political offices, Mattydale citizens actively participate in public forums and other types of civic engagement activities to stay involved and ensure their voices can be heard.
The political climate in Mattydale, NY is somewhat liberal.
Onondaga County, NY is moderately liberal. In Onondaga County, NY 58.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Onondaga county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 58.9% to 38.9%.
Onondaga county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mattydale, NY is somewhat liberal.
Onondaga County, New York is moderately liberal.
Syracuse 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.
Mattydale, New York: D D D D D D
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 Mattydale, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $479 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $964 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)