Interlaken, NY is a small rural town located in the Finger Lakes region of New York. It has a population of around 1,200 people and is known for its picturesque views and quiet atmosphere. In terms of local politics, Interlaken maintains a nonpartisan government, with village elections held every two years. The current Mayor is Christopher Woodard who was elected in 2018, alongside Trustees Bob Cohick and Jim Longo and Clerk/Treasurer Christine Rice. The Mayor heads the Village Board which meets monthly to discuss issues such as infrastructure improvements, zoning regulations, economic development and quality of life issues. The Village also works closely with local and county organizations to ensure that Interlaken remains a safe and vibrant place to live.
The political climate in Zip 14847 (Interlaken, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Seneca County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Seneca County, NY 44.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Seneca county remained moderately Republican, 53.3% to 44.2%.
Seneca county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 14847 (Interlaken, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Interlaken, New York is somewhat conservative.
Seneca County, New York is somewhat conservative.
Seneca Falls 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.
Interlaken, 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 14847 (Interlaken)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 517 contributions totaling $45,001 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $3,980 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $265 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)