Politics in 14841 Hector, NY are largely focused on local community issues such as education, infrastructure, and public services. The local government is led by a mayor elected every four years, with the same term for the city council members. In addition to the mayor and council members, there are a variety of other elected positions including County Supervisor, Town Clerk and Town Justice. The city has an active political scene with many residents participating in local elections to have their voices heard. A number of organizations have formed to promote civic engagement and help citizens get involved in the political process. Local debates between political candidates are held throughout the year for citizens to learn about different policies and platforms before voting. With its strong focus on community building and providing quality services in Hector, NY politics is an important part of the community's identity and growth.
The political climate in Zip 14841 (Hector, NY) is moderately conservative.
Schuyler County, NY is moderately conservative. In Schuyler County, NY 40.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schuyler county remained very strongly Republican, 57.6% to 40.0%.
Schuyler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 14841 (Hector, NY) is moderately conservative.
Hector, New York is moderately conservative.
Schuyler County, New York is moderately conservative.
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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.
Hector, 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 14841 (Hector)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 161 contributions totaling $10,015 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $5,495 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)