Linwood, NY is a small town located in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. It is a close-knit community with a population of around 2,000 people. Though the town itself is not very large, its politics are just as important as those in larger cities. The local elections in Linwood are fiercely contested and attract participation from all corners of the local community. The town has representatives on both sides of the political aisle, giving citizens the opportunity to have their voices heard and make their opinions count. Recent elections have seen newcomers come out to challenge long-time incumbents, bringing fresh energy to the political scene in Linwood. No matter who wins these elections, it’s clear that Linwood is passionate about its politics – and this kind of engagement is what makes any political system thrive.
The political climate in Zip 14486 (Linwood, NY) is strongly conservative.
Genesee County, NY is very conservative. In Genesee County, NY 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Genesee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.6% to 32.9%.
Genesee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 14486 (Linwood, NY) is strongly conservative.
Linwood, New York is strongly conservative.
Genesee County, New York is very conservative.
Batavia Metro Area is very 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.
Linwood, 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 14486 (Linwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 85 contributions totaling $3,782 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)