14527 Penn Yan, NY is a small town located in the Finger Lakes region of New York. It has a long history of being an agricultural center as well as a hub for small businesses. The politics in this area are largely conservative, with the majority of residents supporting traditional values and limited government control over their lives. There have been several local political candidates over the years that have echoed these views, such as for example, John Katz who ran for mayor two years ago on a platform of fiscal responsibility and limited taxation. However, overall, the people in 14527 Penn Yan tend to favor smaller government with less regulations and taxes that can restrain individual and business growth and prosperity.
The political climate in Zip 14527 (Penn Yan, NY) is moderately conservative.
Yates County, NY is moderately conservative. In Yates County, NY 39.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yates county remained very strongly Republican, 57.9% to 39.3%.
Yates county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 14527 (Penn Yan, NY) is moderately conservative.
Penn Yan, New York is moderately conservative.
Yates County, New York is moderately conservative.
Rochester Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Penn Yan, 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 14527 (Penn Yan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 857 contributions totaling $65,425 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $18,499 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)