Silver Lake, NY is a small town located in upstate New York with a population of about 7,000 people. The town is served by an elected Town Board that oversees the local issues and makes sure they are addressed. Every two years, the citizens of Silver Lake vote for three individuals to serve on the Town Board as their representatives. The current board consists of Mayor Mark Smith and Council members Bob Jones and Sarah Martinez who were elected in 2019. They are dedicated to ensuring that the citizens of Silver Lake have access to all necessary services and amenities. They are also committed to improving the quality of life for all residents by creating jobs, supporting infrastructure projects, and providing recreational opportunities. It is clear that the politicians in Silver Lake are highly dedicated to serving their constituents and making sure they have access to everything they need.
The political climate in Zip 14549 (Silver Lake, NY) is strongly conservative.
Wyoming County, NY is very conservative. In Wyoming County, NY 26.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wyoming county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.5% to 26.1%.
Wyoming county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 14549 (Silver Lake, NY) is strongly conservative.
Silver Lake, New York is strongly conservative.
Wyoming County, New York is very conservative.
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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.
Silver Lake, 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 14549 (Silver Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $7,322 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)