The politics in the city of Rochester, NY 14625 are vibrant and active. The political climate is a mix of Democratic and Republican views. There are several local organizations that actively engage in political discourse such as the NAACP, League of Women Voters, and many more. The local governments address the concerns of its citizens through regular meetings and public forums. Local candidates run for office each year to serve their community in various positions including mayor, city councilor, county executive, or state legislator. These candidates strive to represent the needs of their constituents by addressing issues such as poverty, crime and unemployment while promoting economic growth and development. Residents can stay informed on local politics by attending city council meetings and other events or by following elected officials on social media.
The political climate in Zip 14625 (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 14625 (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 14625 (Rochester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,547 contributions totaling $148,401 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 135 contributions totaling $50,326 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $373 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)