Phelps, NY is a small town with a population of around 5,000 people. The town has an independent mayor-council form of government in which the mayor is elected directly by the citizens of Phelps. The mayor is responsible for representing the Town in all legal and political matters as well as overseeing the police and fire departments. Along with the mayor, there are six members of the council who are also elected by the citizens. Together they are responsible for passing laws and ordinances that govern the Town and ensure it remains a safe place to live. Each election cycle brings new candidates vying for a seat on the council or for mayor, ensuring that local politics remain competitive and diverse. Residents take pride in their local politics, coming out to support their favorite candidates at forums and debates held throughout Phelps during election season.
The political climate in Phelps, NY is leaning conservative.
Ontario County, NY is leaning liberal. In Ontario County, NY 48.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ontario county remained narrowly Republican, 48.5% to 48.5%.
Ontario county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Phelps, NY is leaning conservative.
Ontario County, New York is leaning liberal.
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.
Phelps, 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 Phelps, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,471 contributions totaling $157,166 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 367 contributions totaling $76,954 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)