Candor, NY is a small town located in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. It is known for its rural beauty and strong sense of community. Politically, Candor has traditionally been a conservative leaning area, with most of its residents voting for Republican candidates in local and national elections. While there are many diverse opinions held by the citizens of Candor, they generally share a commitment to preserving the town's small-town charm while also recognizing the importance of economic development and growth. With this in mind, political issues such as taxes, infrastructure improvements, and education funding are often at the forefront of debates between local candidates. The political landscape in Candor is constantly changing however, as more and more people move into the area looking for jobs and an improved quality of life.
The political climate in Candor, NY is moderately conservative.
Tioga County, NY is moderately conservative. In Tioga County, NY 38.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tioga county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.1% to 38.5%.
Tioga county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Candor, NY is moderately conservative.
Tioga County, New York is moderately conservative.
Binghamton Metro Area is leaning 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.
Candor, 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 Candor, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,030 contributions totaling $103,206 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 275 contributions totaling $48,837 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)