Watkins Glen is a small town located in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. It has an active local government that works hard to ensure the needs and interests of the community are met. The Town Board, consisting of four members, is elected by local residents who make decisions regarding municipal services, public infrastructure projects, and other issues that affect the town. The Mayor is also elected by residents and serves a two-year term that is responsible for administering all affairs concerning Watkins Glen. Local elections are held on odd-numbered years, during which residents can vote for their preferred candidate and have their voices heard on important matters pertaining to their town. Residents take pride in being involved in local politics and strive to keep informed about the decisions made by their representatives.
The political climate in Watkins Glen, NY is somewhat conservative.
Schuyler County, NY is moderately conservative. In Schuyler County, NY 40.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schuyler county remained very strongly Republican, 57.6% to 40.0%.
Schuyler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Watkins Glen, NY is somewhat conservative.
Schuyler 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.
Watkins Glen, 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 Watkins Glen, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 180 contributions totaling $11,268 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 170 contributions totaling $37,960 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $223 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)