Rochester, NY is a bustling city located in Monroe County. It is home to many political organizations and initiatives, including the Rochester Democratic Committee, the Monroe County Republican Party, and the Green Party of Monroe County. These organizations work to connect citizens with their elected representatives and influence policy decisions made at the local level. The people of Rochester also have a strong voice in their state legislature; many state legislators are from Rochester or represent districts in Rochester. Issues ranging from education and healthcare to public safety and transportation can be discussed at the local level. Additionally, many initiatives such as neighborhood watch programs and community clean-up events are organized by residents in an effort to promote civic engagement. With its strong sense of community and active political presence, 14612 Rochester NY is certainly a great place for anyone looking to get involved in their local government.
The political climate in Zip 14612 (Rochester, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Monroe County, NY is moderately liberal. In Monroe County, NY 59.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.3% to 38.2%.
Monroe county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 14612 (Rochester, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Rochester, New York is somewhat liberal.
Monroe County, New York is moderately liberal.
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.
Rochester, 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 14612 (Rochester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 836 contributions totaling $46,869 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 214 contributions totaling $36,835 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)