The town of Groton, NY located in 13073 is politically active and has a long history of civic involvement. It is home to many elected representatives and local activists who serve the community and work to promote the common good. While no population figures are available for Groton, the town is proud of its diversity and strong sense of community engagement. All levels of government are represented here, from state representatives to county officials to municipal board members. Recent issues that have been prominent include ensuring adequate public safety, sustaining environmental health, and supporting economic development projects like the local farmers market. Local political candidates have various platforms designed to address these concerns, pushing for greater transparency, fiscal responsibility, and common-sense solutions that will benefit all residents.
The political climate in Zip 13073 (Groton, 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 13073 (Groton, NY) is moderately liberal.
Groton, 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.
Groton, 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 13073 (Groton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 313 contributions totaling $13,691 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $170 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)