Thurston, NY is a small town located in Central New York. It is home to a diverse population that values community and the spirit of hometown pride. The politics in Thurston are focused on the local level, with citizens taking an active role in their own government by voting in local elections for representatives from their district. These representatives serve on the Thurston Town Board and are responsible for making decisions that affect the residents of Thurston. They work together to ensure that taxes are used responsibly and that the town remains safe and prosperous for its citizens. There is also an emphasis on preserving the natural beauty of Thurston through careful land-use planning and park maintenance initiatives. All members of theboard value transparency and encourage citizen engagement in order to foster meaningful dialogue about important issues affecting everyone living within Thurston's borders.
The political climate in Thurston, NY is moderately 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
Thurston, NY is moderately 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.
Thurston, 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 Thurston, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 311 contributions totaling $28,088 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 164 contributions totaling $23,302 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)