In Rochester, NY (zip code 14610) politics are an important part of community life. Every two years, a local election is held to determine who will represent the city in government. These representatives are responsible for setting policy and making decisions that impact the entire city. They strive to ensure that the rights and needs of their constituents are met. The residents of Rochester take their right to vote seriously and actively participate in elections. The current mayor of Rochester is Lovely A. Warren, who was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017. Mayor Warren has provided strong leadership and focused on improving the quality of life for all citizens in Rochester, NY through initiatives such as affordable housing, public education reform, economic development, public safety and much more. Through her dedication to community service and commitment to progress, Mayor Warren has led Rochester into a new era of prosperity and growth.
The political climate in Zip 14610 (Rochester, NY) is moderately 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 14610 (Rochester, NY) is moderately liberal.
Rochester, New York is moderately 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 14610 (Rochester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,706 contributions totaling $497,362 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 379 contributions totaling $204,486 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $540 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)