The small town of Solvay, NY (13209) is part of the greater Syracuse metropolitan area. It is nestled between Syracuse and its neighboring suburbs. Although it is a small town, it has a vibrant political scene with many dedicated local candidates running for office each election cycle. Local elections are held regularly in Solvay to determine which candidates will represent their constituents at the state and national levels. Each candidate brings an individual perspective and set of goals that they believe will help to improve the quality of life in the town. With every election, there is an opportunity for new ideas, fresh perspectives and meaningful changes to be made in Solvay. Residents take pride in their ability to choose representatives who best represent their interests and values at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 13209 (Solvay, NY) is somewhat 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 13209 (Solvay, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Solvay, New York is somewhat 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.
Solvay, 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 13209 (Solvay)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 126 contributions totaling $7,864 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 116 contributions totaling $30,917 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)