Rochester, NY 14608 is a city in Monroe County, New York. This area is home to many politically active citizens who take part in their local government. There are numerous local political candidates advocating for the needs of the community and actively engaging in politics at the local level. These candidates come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, offering diverse perspectives on the issues facing Rochester. They work hard to ensure that their constituents' voices are heard and respected by decision makers. The people of Rochester value civic engagement and are eager to support local candidates who embody their values and principles. With such passionate representation, it's no surprise that the politics in 14608 Rochester, NY remain strong and vibrant.
The political climate in Zip 14608 (Rochester, NY) is strongly 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 14608 (Rochester, NY) is strongly liberal.
Rochester, New York is strongly 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 14608 (Rochester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 350 contributions totaling $39,169 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $8,825 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $883 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)