Bradford, NY is a small town located in Steuben County with a population of approximately 1,200 people. Despite its small size, Bradford still has an active political scene. Local politics tend to revolve around local issues such as economic development, budgeting, and infrastructure improvements. The town is run by a Mayor and four Town Council members who are elected to two-year terms. Recent elections have seen high voter turnout due to the tight-knit nature of the community. In addition, the town often engages in large civic projects that have a direct impact on residents’ lives. These projects are often facilitated via partnerships with state and federal government entities which allows Bradford to benefit from external investment and resources while maintaining its small-town charm.
The political climate in Bradford, 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
Bradford, 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.
Bradford, 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 Bradford, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,478 contributions totaling $421,416 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $285 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 159 contributions totaling $63,911 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $402 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)