Scottsburg, NY is a small town located in upstate New York with a population of about 2,500 people. It is governed by a mayor who is elected by the residents of the town and works to ensure that services are provided efficiently and effectively. The mayor is responsible for setting the vision for the town and ensuring that laws are enforced properly. Additionally, there are four members of the Town Council who are also elected by the residents. The council members work together with the mayor to pass legislation focusing on improving various aspects in our town such as infrastructure, public safety, education, and economic development. Through their hard work, Scottsburg has become an amazing place to call home!
The political climate in Scottsburg, NY is moderately conservative.
Livingston County, NY is moderately conservative. In Livingston County, NY 39.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Livingston county remained very strongly Republican, 57.9% to 39.7%.
Livingston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Scottsburg, NY is moderately conservative.
Livingston County, New York is moderately conservative.
Rochester Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Scottsburg, 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 Scottsburg, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $360 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)