The politics of North Dansville, NY, are heavily influenced by the town's small population and its proximity to larger cities. The local political landscape is continually shaped by the needs and values of the small community, with decisions that prioritize preservation of the town's distinct character and quality of life. This is evident in many of the decisions that have been made in recent years, such as work to preserve historic buildings, promote walkability and bicycle safety, increase access to green space and community programming. Local political candidates strive to represent these priorities while also addressing important issues like public safety, economic growth, sustainability initiatives and more.
The political climate in North Dansville, NY is somewhat conservative.
Livingston County, NY is moderately conservative. In Livingston County, NY 39.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Livingston county remained very strongly Republican, 57.9% to 39.7%.
Livingston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
North Dansville, NY is somewhat conservative.
Livingston 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.
North Dansville, 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 North Dansville, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 504 contributions totaling $29,912 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 124 contributions totaling $14,796 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)