Wayne County, New York is an area with a rich history of local politics. It has seen a diverse range of political candidates over the years, representing both major political parties. The current mayor is a Republican and the county board of supervisors is composed of a majority of Republicans as well. Most recently, local elections have seen some new faces running for various offices, each offering a unique perspective on issues facing the county. The county government has taken steps to ensure that all aspects of the local political process are transparent and inclusive for all citizens. Furthermore, they strive to create a positive atmosphere in which residents can become involved in their political future through grassroots efforts. In this way, Wayne County remains committed to democratic values and giving all citizens an opportunity to voice their opinion when it comes to local politics.
The political climate in Wayne County, NY is moderately conservative.
In Wayne County, NY 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.0%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wayne County, NY is moderately conservative.
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.
Wayne, 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 Wayne County, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,880 contributions totaling $94,821 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 727 contributions totaling $86,660 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)