Brooktondale, NY is a small village located in Tompkins County and has an estimated population of 1,600 people. It strives to be a community with strong local politics that are driven by the residents themselves. The local political scene consists of representatives from the town board, village clerk, mayor and other positions that work together to ensure the best for Brooktondale. Community members regularly vote on local issues such as zoning regulations, budget matters and other important decisions that affect the everyday lives of those living in Brooktondale. In addition, many candidates run for office each election cycle in order to bring their unique perspectives and ideas to help shape the future of this vibrant community. All together, Brooktondale’s commitment to local politics has allowed it to foster a safe, nurturing environment where all residents can live in harmony.
The political climate in Zip 14817 (Brooktondale, NY) is moderately liberal.
Tompkins County, NY is very liberal. In Tompkins County, NY 73.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 24.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tompkins county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 73.5% to 24.3%.
Tompkins county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 14817 (Brooktondale, NY) is moderately liberal.
Brooktondale, New York is moderately liberal.
Tompkins County, New York is very liberal.
Ithaca Metro Area is very 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.
Brooktondale, New York: D D D D D D
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 14817 (Brooktondale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 778 contributions totaling $35,742 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $385 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)