Middlesex is a small town located in the state of New York, and is known for its strong sense of community. This rural area has a long history of people coming together to create an engaged, vibrant community. With a population of just over 1,000 people, the town keeps politics local and focuses on issues that directly affect the citizens. Town Council meetings are held regularly to discuss the current needs of the community, from infrastructure upgrades to new initiatives aimed at improving quality of life. Local politicians also make regular appearances at town events, allowing residents to get to know those who are representing them and their interests in state and federal government. The focus on local involvement and commitment has created a culture where Middlesex citizens work together to ensure their voice is heard when it comes to political decisions that affect them.
The political climate in Middlesex, NY is moderately conservative.
Yates County, NY is moderately conservative. In Yates County, NY 39.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yates county remained very strongly Republican, 57.9% to 39.3%.
Yates county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Middlesex, NY is moderately conservative.
Yates 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.
Middlesex, 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 Middlesex, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 322 contributions totaling $26,774 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 87 contributions totaling $33,787 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $388 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)