Ontario, NY County is a part of upstate New York and is located in the Finger Lakes Region. Politically, it is primarily a conservative county with Republicans holding most of the local political offices and seats in the state legislature. In recent years, the county has seen an influx of progressive candidates hoping to challenge the status quo and make an impact on local politics by addressing issues such as climate change, poverty, and education reform. These progressive candidates have been making headway in recent elections and are likely to continue to be important players in Ontario's political landscape for years to come. Additionally, the county has experienced a growth in civic engagement over recent years as more people become involved in voting and participating in local politics. This increase in voter turnout could be key for these progressive candidates if they want to succeed at the polls and make their voices heard.
The political climate in 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
Ontario County, NY 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.
Ontario, 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 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 Ontario County, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,954 contributions totaling $456,144 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,160 contributions totaling $287,183 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $248 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)