Bergen, NY is a small village located in the county of Genesee with a population of around 1,500. The politics in this area are quite varied and include representatives from both major political parties. On the local level, voters can choose between members of the Republican and Democratic parties to serve as their representatives on either the town or village board. Currently, Bergen's mayor is Richard Glose, a Democrat who was elected in 2017. The board is made up of four other members, all Republicans. Together they work to ensure that the needs of the people within 14416 Bergen are met and that necessary services such as water, sewage, roads, and fire protection are maintained. There have been several recent initiatives aimed at improving infrastructure within the village as well as providing more recreational opportunities for citizens to enjoy. These types of projects require significant financial resources so it is important that everyone in Bergen participates in their local elections so that their voice can be heard and their desired outcomes achieved.
The political climate in Zip 14416 (Bergen, NY) is strongly conservative.
Genesee County, NY is very conservative. In Genesee County, NY 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Genesee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.6% to 32.9%.
Genesee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 14416 (Bergen, NY) is strongly conservative.
Bergen, New York is strongly conservative.
Genesee County, New York is very conservative.
Batavia Metro Area is very 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.
Bergen, 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 14416 (Bergen)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $13,507 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $346 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)