Niles, NY is a small town located in upstate New York. It has a strong sense of community and its politics reflect that sense of community. The town is led by a Mayor and four council members who are elected to two year terms. Local elections for the mayoral seat and council positions happen every two years on the first Tuesday in November. Issues addressed in Niles, NY include infrastructure improvements, economic development, public safety, education, healthcare access and environmental concerns. Residents have the opportunity to participate in local politics by attending town hall meetings, voting in elections or speaking with their representatives about important issues that affect them. Niles has a long history of civic engagement and political participation that contributes to its strong sense of unity and connection to other towns across Upstate New York.
The political climate in Niles, NY is moderately 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
Niles, NY is moderately 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.
Niles, 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 Niles, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,875 contributions totaling $180,261 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 751 contributions totaling $427,990 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $570 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)