Columbus, NY is a small town located in upstate New York. It has a rich history and an active community that is involved in local politics. The town has a mayor and common council which are elected by the citizens every two years. These officials are tasked with making decisions that will benefit the town, such as setting tax rates, approving ordinances, and establishing budgets for municipal services like police, fire protection, schools, and other public works projects. There is also a civil court system to address any legal matters that may arise in Columbus. In addition to this formal government system, there are numerous volunteer organizations and civic groups that work towards the betterment of the community. All residents of Columbus are encouraged to participate in local politics by attending meetings, joining committees, or volunteering time at events.
The political climate in Columbus, NY is moderately conservative.
Chenango County, NY is moderately conservative. In Chenango County, NY 37.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chenango county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.1%.
Chenango county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Columbus, NY is moderately conservative.
Chenango County, New York is moderately 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.
Columbus, 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 Columbus, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 287 contributions totaling $20,395 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $30,220 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $438 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)