Darien, NY is a small town located in Genesee County, NY. The town has an estimated population of 1,390 people and is steeped in local politics. Election season is an exciting time for the residents of Darien because they get to decide who will lead their community and represent their interests. There are several local political candidates running for office this year that have been actively campaigning in the community. Voters can learn more about each candidate's platforms and views on issues by attending public forums or reading campaign websites or pamphlets. All registered voters will have the opportunity to cast their ballots at polling locations on Election Day. With such a close-knit community, politics in Darien can often be quite heated with passionate debates over local issues ranging from taxes to education to transportation. It is important for citizens of Darien to get informed about the candidates and issues so they can make the best decisions for themselves and their town when voting on Election Day.
The political climate in Darien, NY is strongly conservative.
Genesee County, NY is very conservative. In Genesee County, NY 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Genesee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.6% to 32.9%.
Genesee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Darien, NY is strongly conservative.
Genesee County, New York is very conservative.
Batavia Metro Area is very 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.
Darien, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Darien, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,261 contributions totaling $55,171 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 308 contributions totaling $21,330 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)