Chenango, NY is a small town located in upstate New York. It has a rich history and is home to many different cultures, making it a unique place to live. The political landscape of Chenango is similar to that of many other small towns in the region. The town is represented at the local level by the Chenango Town Board, which consists of five elected members from the community. These elected officials are responsible for making important decisions about town policies and regulations that affect everyone in the area. Additionally, the town votes on state and federal representatives who represent their interests on larger scales. At the local level, voter turnout tends to be quite high with residents taking advantage of their right to participate in politics and have their voices heard through elections.
The political climate in Chenango, NY is leaning conservative.
Broome County, NY is leaning liberal. In Broome County, NY 50.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Broome county flipped Democratic, 50.5% to 47.1%.
Broome county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chenango, NY is leaning conservative.
Broome County, New York is leaning liberal.
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.
Chenango, New York: d d d d r 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 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 Chenango, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,664 contributions totaling $183,846 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 729 contributions totaling $105,249 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)