Piffard, NY is a small town located in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York. It is governed by a Mayor/Village Board form of government and has a population of approximately 1,100 people. The local politics in Piffard focus on maintaining the small-town atmosphere while promoting economic growth. All candidates for elected positions are vetted to ensure that they will uphold this vision and help the community move forward. Issues such as infrastructure, public safety, schools and parks, are all discussed during political campaigns in order to find the best solutions for the residents of Piffard. Furthermore, candidates often focus on improving services while keeping taxes low and fostering communication between government officials and citizens. With all these elements in place, Piffard is able to enjoy a stable local political climate that works towards making the town an even better place to live.
The political climate in Piffard, NY is moderately 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
Piffard, NY is moderately 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.
Piffard, 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 Piffard, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $8,520 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $710 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $3,185 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)