Pitcher, NY is a rural town in Central New York. The local politics in the area are focused on public safety and economic development initiatives. The town has been served by an elected group of five Town Council members for many years. They strive to create policies that promote a healthy business climate, attract new businesses and services, improve government efficiency and transparency, and ensure public safety and quality of life. The Town Council also works with various state agencies to bring new investments into the community while protecting the local environment. In addition to the Town Council, there are several volunteer boards that work with the town's residents to ensure their voices are heard in local decision-making processes. These groups include the Civic Improvement Commission and Conservation Advisory Board who work tirelessly to protect Pitcher's natural resources while striving for economic growth. With these dedicated government leaders at the helm, Pitcher continues to be a great place to live and work.
The political climate in Pitcher, 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
Pitcher, 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.
Pitcher, 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 Pitcher, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $6,029 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $475 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)