South Bristol, NY is a small town located in upstate New York. Although it is a small community, there are vast amounts of political activity and engagement. Local elections often draw large turnouts of citizens who strive to be a part of the decisions that affect their lives. The town also has an active political party, which holds frequent events and meetings that help engage local citizens in the political process. Additionally, town hall meetings are held regularly to ensure transparency between elected officials and their constituents. All of this contributes to creating an atmosphere of political engagement which helps further the progress of South Bristol's citizens.
The political climate in South Bristol, NY is somewhat 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
South Bristol, NY is somewhat 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.
South Bristol, 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 South Bristol, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,474 contributions totaling $183,721 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 348 contributions totaling $91,254 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)