McDonough is an unincorporated hamlet in the town of Chenango, New York. Although it is not its own municipality, it does have a local political presence. The Town of Chenango Board of Supervisors consists of seven members who are elected by the citizens to represent different wards within the town. The board meets regularly to discuss decisions for the future of the community and make sure that all citizens’ needs are being met. The board also appoints members to serve on various committees and commissions that play important roles in keeping McDonough running smoothly. Additionally, there are several local organizations that work to promote civic engagement among McDonough's citizens such as the McDonough Community Center and the McDonough Historical Association. These organizations put on a variety of events throughout the year to help bring people together and keep them informed about what is happening in their community.
The political climate in McDonough, 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
McDonough, 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.
McDonough, 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 McDonough, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 444 contributions totaling $46,565 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $21,985 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)