Monroe, NY County is located in the Hudson Valley region of New York State and is a major hub for local politics. Within its borders, there are many townships and villages that make up the county's governing bodies. All levels of government are represented by various committees, boards, and officials who work together to ensure the best outcome for all residents of Monroe. Local politics in Monroe are focused on providing services and amenities to residents as well as promoting economic development throughout the region. There are numerous political candidates who stand for election every year, each running a platform highlighting their ideas to improve the county. These elected officials also work hard to represent their constituents’ voices across different issues like infrastructure, public safety, education, health care, and environmental protection.
The political climate in Monroe County, NY is moderately liberal.
In Monroe County, NY 59.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.3% to 38.2%.
Monroe county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Monroe County, NY is moderately 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.
Monroe, New York: d d D D D D
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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Monroe County, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47,016 contributions totaling $3,877,694 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,904 contributions totaling $2,184,525 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $370 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)