Corfu is a small town located in Genesee County, New York. It has a population of roughly 1,200 people and is known for its rural atmosphere and friendly community. Politically, Corfu is represented by several local government representatives such as the Town Supervisor, Town Clerk, Highway Superintendent, Town Board and other positions. These representatives serve on various committees and boards that oversee issues such as public safety, education, housing and zoning. The representatives are selected through an election process every two years. Currently the Supervisor is Michele Arkwright-Cantrell who was elected in 2019 on the Republican platform. This year also saw her being reelected to her position. In addition to the local government representatives there are also state-level candidates representing Corfu in Albany such as State Senator Patrick Gallivan who serves on many committees related to transportation and education reform. The local politics of Corfu strive to promote civic engagement and represent the community’s interests in order to create a better future for all its residents.
The political climate in Corfu, NY is moderately 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
Corfu, NY is moderately 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.
Corfu, 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 Corfu, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 98 contributions totaling $14,374 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 136 contributions totaling $7,352 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)