Weedsport, NY is a small rural town located in Cayuga County with a population of 13166 people. The town is home to a lively community that is passionate about its local politics. The elected officials of Weedsport are Mayor Mike McIntosh and Town Supervisor Michael Breen, both of whom have been in office since 2018. They are supported by six council members who represent the citizens. Each year there are local elections where the residents of Weedsport can vote for their preferred candidates to continue the work in their community. The elected officials all strive to bring positive change to Weedsport and prioritize the needs of its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 13166 (Weedsport, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Cayuga County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Cayuga County, NY 44.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cayuga county remained moderately Republican, 53.3% to 44.4%.
Cayuga county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 13166 (Weedsport, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Weedsport, New York is somewhat conservative.
Cayuga County, New York is somewhat conservative.
Auburn Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Weedsport, New York: d r d D 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 13166 (Weedsport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $1,257 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $341 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)