Cato, NY, located in Cayuga County, is a small rural village that has a vibrant political culture. Local politics are largely centered around the Cato Town Board and the members of the Cato Town Council. The Town Board consists of seven members who are elected by residents every four years and is responsible for overseeing municipal government operations. The Town Council consists of five members who represent their constituents and are tasked with making legislative decisions on behalf of the town. Additionally, citizens of Cato participate in national elections to elect representatives at all levels of government from local to federal. Election season brings a flurry of activity to Cato as candidates campaign for office and citizens cast their votes in support or opposition for them. Through participation in local and national elections, Cato residents are actively engaged in political life and strive to create an environment where everyone can thrive.
The political climate in Zip 13033 (Cato, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Cayuga County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Cayuga County, NY 44.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cayuga county remained moderately Republican, 53.3% to 44.4%.
Cayuga county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 13033 (Cato, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Cato, New York is somewhat conservative.
Cayuga County, New York is somewhat conservative.
Auburn 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.
Cato, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 13033 (Cato)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $4,181 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)