The small town of Pompey, NY (13138) is a rural community with a population of about 4,200 people. It has a long history of political involvement and public engagement, with citizens participating in numerous local and regional events to voice their opinions on local issues. The town is governed by an elected Town Board, which consists of five members: the Supervisor, Deputy Supervisor, Town Clerk, Highway Superintendent, and two Councilmembers. The Town Board works together to pass legislation that affects the everyday lives of Pompey residents. Citizens have the opportunity to vote for representatives in both county and state elections as well. The most recent election was held in November 2019 and saw voters making decisions about who will serve in County Legislature positions as well as New York State Assembly seats. These elections provide Pompey residents with an opportunity to make their voices heard on important matters concerning the community.
The political climate in Zip 13138 (Pompey, NY) is leaning liberal.
Onondaga County, NY is moderately liberal. In Onondaga County, NY 58.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Onondaga county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 58.9% to 38.9%.
Onondaga county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 13138 (Pompey, NY) is leaning liberal.
Pompey, New York is leaning liberal.
Onondaga County, New York is moderately liberal.
Syracuse 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.
Pompey, 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 13138 (Pompey)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $1,985 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)