Canisteo, NY is a small town located in upstate New York. It has a vibrant community and is home to many families, businesses, and organizations. The political scene in Canisteo is quite active with many citizens engaged in the political process and advocating for their beliefs. There are several political parties represented within the town, including the Democratic Party, Republican Party, Green Party, Libertarian Party, Constitution Party, Reform Party and Independent parties. Elections are held throughout the year to select representatives for local offices such as mayor, City Council members, school board members, sheriff and state legislators. Additionally there are elections for federal positions such as U.S Congressmen and Senators from New York that affect all of Canisteo’s residents. The town's citizens take part in local debates which help inform their decisions when it comes to voting on election day. Political candidates often come to Canisteo to meet with constituents and discuss policies they support or oppose as well as their vision for the future of Canisteo.
The political climate in Canisteo, 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
Canisteo, 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.
Canisteo, 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 Canisteo, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,144 contributions totaling $35,461 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 375 contributions totaling $73,728 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)