Bath, NY is a small town located in Steuben County. It is known for its beautiful scenery and peaceful atmosphere, but also has a thriving political scene. Every year, the town hosts the annual Bath Town Meeting, where local residents can come together to discuss important issues facing the community. The meeting is attended by both elected officials and members of the public, who can voice their opinions on a range of topics from infrastructure projects to taxation. Additionally, every two years, elections are held for mayor and members of the town council. On Election Day, local residents proudly cast their ballots in an effort to shape their town's future. These elections bring out many of the passionate local politicians who are dedicated to making Bath an even better place to live.
The political climate in Bath, NY is moderately conservative.
Steuben County, NY is strongly conservative. In Steuben County, NY 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Steuben county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.8% to 34.2%.
Steuben county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bath, NY is moderately conservative.
Steuben County, New York is strongly conservative.
Corning Metro Area is strongly 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.
Bath, 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 Bath, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 521 contributions totaling $50,883 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 262 contributions totaling $37,421 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)