Wheeler, NY is a small town in New York State with a population of around 2,500 people. Despite its size, Wheeler has an active political scene with many on-going initiatives and projects. The town council meets regularly to discuss local issues and new policy proposals, often inviting members of the community to participate in debate or share their views. Local elections are held every two years where residents can select from a variety of candidates who vie for various positions on the town council. These elections provide citizens with the opportunity to ensure that their voices are heard in local government and help shape the future of Wheeler.
The political climate in Wheeler, 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
Wheeler, 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.
Wheeler, 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 Wheeler, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 295 contributions totaling $21,393 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 245 contributions totaling $38,254 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)