The politics in 14543 Rush, NY are largely focused on the local issues that affect the residents of this small community. The local government is comprised of town supervisors and council members who work together to ensure that the needs of the citizens are met and to make sure services like public safety, sanitation, and infrastructure are maintained. Residents have the opportunity to get involved by attending town hall meetings, joining a political party or taking part in campaigns for local candidates running for office. Each year, Rush holds local elections with candidates from both major parties vying for positions such as Mayor, Town Supervisor and Council Member. In addition to politics at the local level, Rush also has representation in state and federal governments which can be followed through their respective websites.
The political climate in Zip 14543 (Rush, NY) is leaning 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 14543 (Rush, NY) is leaning liberal.
Rush, New York is leaning 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.
Rush, 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 14543 (Rush)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 164 contributions totaling $19,805 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $7,514 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)