The politics of 14548 Shortsville, NY are heavily influenced by the local population and their beliefs. The town has a population of around 4,000 people, all of whom have a voice when it comes to choosing local political candidates. In 2020, two candidates ran for mayor: incumbent Mayor Jennifer Jones and challenger Joe Smith. Both candidates had strong visions for the future, focusing on job growth, economic development, and improving public safety. Residents were able to make an informed decision based on both candidates’ platforms and ultimately elected incumbent Jennifer Jones. She is now serving her third term as mayor of Shortsville and has made great strides in creating jobs and attracting businesses to the area. Additionally, she has been an advocate for better public safety initiatives in order to decrease crime rates. With her leadership, Shortsville has become a thriving community that continues to show signs of growth.
The political climate in Zip 14548 (Shortsville, NY) is leaning conservative.
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
Zip 14548 (Shortsville, NY) is leaning conservative.
Shortsville, New York is leaning conservative.
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.
Shortsville, 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 zip 14548 (Shortsville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 293 contributions totaling $9,780 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $282 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)