Palmyra, NY is a small town in Upstate New York, and is known for its friendly residents and beautiful downtown area. The politics of Palmyra are similar to many other towns in this part of the state, focusing mainly on local issues such as education, infrastructure, and public safety. Town-wide elections are held every two years to choose representatives from each district who will be responsible for creating and endorsing policies that preserve the well-being of the community. Citizens here are passionate about their local government, and take great interest in attending town hall meetings and taking part in civic duties such as voting during elections. This results in relatively high turnout at polling places on election days - a testament to the dedication of Palmyra residents to protecting their beloved town.
The political climate in Palmyra, NY is somewhat conservative.
Wayne County, NY is moderately conservative. In Wayne County, NY 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.0%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Palmyra, NY is somewhat conservative.
Wayne 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.
Palmyra, 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 Palmyra, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 569 contributions totaling $39,074 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 377 contributions totaling $42,151 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)