Northeast Ithaca, NY is an area with a strong sense of community pride and political engagement. As such, residents of the area regularly take part in local politics and make their voices heard when it comes to important issues. The area is represented by several state and national politicians who are dedicated to ensuring that the needs of residents are addressed within the government. These representatives also work hard to uphold the values that so many people in Northeast Ithaca hold dear, including a commitment to social justice, environmental protection, and economic development. It is through this commitment that Northeast Ithaca has become a thriving community where all are welcome and valued.
The political climate in Northeast Ithaca, NY is strongly liberal.
Tompkins County, NY is very liberal. In Tompkins County, NY 73.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 24.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tompkins county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 73.5% to 24.3%.
Tompkins county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Northeast Ithaca, NY is strongly liberal.
Tompkins County, New York is very liberal.
Ithaca Metro Area is very 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.
Northeast Ithaca, New York: D D D D D D
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 Northeast Ithaca, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27,514 contributions totaling $3,135,214 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 885 contributions totaling $200,106 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $226 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)