Montezuma, NY is a small town located in the Finger Lakes region of New York state. The population of Montezuma is approximately 1,800 people, and the majority of its residents are employed in agriculture-related businesses. The politics in Montezuma are largely driven by local initiatives and issues that affect the community at large. The local school system and infrastructure are important topics for debate among residents. There are two political parties represented in Montezuma: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Both parties have candidates running for office in upcoming elections, and many local residents take an active role in campaigning for their preferred candidates or parties during election season. Issues such as taxation, economic development, environmental protection, public safety, and education often dominate the discussion about politics in Montezuma.
The political climate in Montezuma, 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
Montezuma, 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.
Montezuma, 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 Montezuma, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,023 contributions totaling $57,794 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 317 contributions totaling $60,418 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)