Wellsburg, NY is a small city with a long history of progressive politics. It has a vibrant community that is strongly engaged with local and state politics. The citizens of Wellsburg are passionate about their beliefs and strive to make sure their voices are heard through voting and active participation in political campaigns. As the city continues to grow, so does its commitment to a fair and equitable government that works for all its citizens. Political candidates in Wellsburg represent both major political parties, as well as local grassroots candidates who have earned the trust and support of the city's residents. In addition, Wellsburg has several organizations dedicated to promoting civic engagement and advocating for social justice issues, such as education reform, economic justice, environmental protection, civil rights protections, and healthcare access.
The political climate in Wellsburg, NY is leaning conservative.
Chemung County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Chemung County, NY 42.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chemung county remained strongly Republican, 55.6% to 42.2%.
Chemung county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wellsburg, NY is leaning conservative.
Chemung County, New York is somewhat conservative.
Elmira Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Wellsburg, 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 Wellsburg, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $953 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)