Smithville, NY is a small town located in Upstate New York. Its local politics are centered around issues that are important to the residents of Smithville such as improving public transportation, investing in infrastructure development, and creating more job opportunities. The local government works hard to keep taxes low while providing necessary services and amenities for its residents. Local political candidates focus on advocating for the needs of the people, and work to ensure that Smithville remains a safe and vibrant place to live. The mayor of Smithville works with the Town Council to create laws and regulations that will benefit all citizens, as well as promote economic growth within the town. Community involvement is highly encouraged within Smithville, and many citizens actively participate in various events and organizations held throughout the year. Overall, Smithville is a great place to live because of its dedication to providing a safe environment with plenty of opportunity for growth.
The political climate in Smithville, 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
Smithville, 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.
Smithville, 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 Smithville, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 230 contributions totaling $22,697 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 315 contributions totaling $17,326 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)