Politics in Murray, NY are managed at the local level by the town of Murray Board. The Board consists of five elected members each of whom serve a four-year term. Elections for the board occur every two years with three seats up for election during odd-numbered years and two seats up for election during even-numbered years. Additionally, the Town Supervisor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term. The Town Board is responsible for setting policies and regulations within the jurisdiction of Murray as well as overseeing town finances such as budgetary decisions and taxation. The Board also works to ensure that public services are provided in an efficient and timely manner. Local issues discussed at Town meetings typically include zoning, economic development, infrastructure improvements, and other matters pertaining to the health and well being of Murray citizens.
The political climate in Murray, NY is moderately conservative.
Orleans County, NY is very conservative. In Orleans County, NY 30.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orleans county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.8% to 30.8%.
Orleans county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Murray, NY is moderately conservative.
Orleans County, New York is very 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.
Murray, 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 Murray, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,998 contributions totaling $54,956 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 268 contributions totaling $38,330 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)