West Monroe, NY is a small rural town located in Central New York. It has a rich history of involvement in local politics, with many political figures from the area having gone on to become influential in state and national politics. The town is home to several political parties, including the Republican Party, Democratic Party, Libertarian Party, Green Party, and Independence Party. Local elections are held annually for positions such as Town Supervisor and Town Councilmen. Each year candidates from each party compete for these offices and residents have the opportunity to cast their vote for their preferred candidate. Additionally, residents are encouraged to get involved by attending local meetings or volunteering on campaigns. West Monroe's commitment to democracy is evidenced by its long tradition of active participation in local politics.
The political climate in West Monroe, NY is somewhat conservative.
Oswego County, NY is moderately conservative. In Oswego County, NY 38.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oswego county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.0% to 38.8%.
Oswego county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Monroe, NY is somewhat conservative.
Oswego County, New York is moderately conservative.
Syracuse 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.
West Monroe, New York: r r d d 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 West Monroe, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,469 contributions totaling $11,347 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $8 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $6,287 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)