Pulteney is a small town in upstate New York with a close-knit community. The politics of Pulteney are largely driven by its citizens, who are passionate about the issues that matter most to them and their local area. Local elections in Pulteney involve candidates who have been chosen through community meetings and discussions, giving the citizens of Pulteney an active role in selecting their own representatives. These elected officials work hard to ensure that the needs of the community are met, often tackling difficult topics such as education, infrastructure support, and economic development. With an increasing number of citizens getting involved in local politics each year, it's clear that there is a strong sense of civic pride and engagement in Pulteney.
The political climate in Pulteney, NY is strongly 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
Pulteney, NY is strongly 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.
Pulteney, 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 Pulteney, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 376 contributions totaling $13,916 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 132 contributions totaling $32,896 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $249 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)