The politics in 14624 Rochester, NY are largely influenced by the state of New York. Locally, the people of Rochester are represented by their elected representatives in the State Assembly and Senate. Issues such as healthcare, education, taxes, and environmental protection are heavily debated at all levels of government. In addition to these important topics, there are also many local city and county initiatives that receive attention from those living in the area. This includes infrastructure projects like roads and bridges as well as social programs such as housing assistance and healthcare access for vulnerable populations. Overall, it is clear that citizens of 14624 Rochester take an active role in understanding their political climate and having a say in how it affects them.
The political climate in Zip 14624 (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 14624 (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 14624 (Rochester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,392 contributions totaling $72,575 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 269 contributions totaling $62,314 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)