The Seneca Falls, NY Metro Area is a thriving area of New York State; it is the birthplace of the Women's Rights Movement. The area is served by a number of local government officials who strive to make the community a better place for all its residents. Seneca Falls has a Mayor-Council form of government and city departments under the direction of the Mayor. The mayor is selected in a non-partisan election every four years. Other elected offices in Seneca Falls are held by Councilors and Board members who serve two-year terms and are responsible for representing their constituents on important issues that affect the city. Additionally, many services such as education, public safety, healthcare, transportation, and poverty alleviation are provided through county governments which are represented by elected officials in both Senate and Assembly districts. The politics in Seneca Falls focus on creating an equitable environment that works for everyone in the area while preserving its rich history and culture.
The political climate in Seneca Falls Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Seneca Falls Metro Area 44.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Seneca Falls metro area remained moderately Republican, 53.3% to 44.2%.
The Seneca Falls metro area voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Seneca Falls Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Seneca Falls, New York: d 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 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Seneca Falls Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,650 contributions totaling $103,811 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 183 contributions totaling $31,357 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)