Geneva, NY is a small city located in Ontario County, New York. The city is known for its thriving local businesses and the historic architecture that defines downtown Geneva. Politically speaking, Geneva had traditionally supported moderate Republicans in local elections. However, recent trends have seen a rise in support for progressive-leaning candidates from both major political parties as well as independent candidates. The mayor of Geneva is currently Sue Helms, a Democrat elected in 2019. She has been active in efforts to support economic development and protect the environment. The City Council consists of nine members from different political affiliations who work together to create policies that benefit the people of Geneva.
The political climate in Geneva, NY is leaning liberal.
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
Geneva, NY is leaning liberal.
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.
Geneva, 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 Geneva, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,878 contributions totaling $232,564 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 178 contributions totaling $87,384 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $491 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)