Campbell, NY is a small village located in Steuben county in New York State. The village has been around for over 150 years and the population currently stands at just under 700 people. It is a tight-knit community that values its small-town charm and rural atmosphere. Campbell also boasts a strong sense of local politics, with many residents engaging in the political process of their community. The mayor and trustees are elected by the residents to serve four-year terms while other local positions are appointed or held by volunteers. Local elections are often highly contested events as residents take an active interest in the direction of their community’s future. Issues such as education, public safety, economic development and infrastructure improvements keep the conversations lively and can lead to heated debates over the best course of action for Campbell’s future.
The political climate in Campbell, NY is moderately 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
Campbell, NY is moderately 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.
Campbell, 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 Campbell, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,831 contributions totaling $831,112 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $294 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 312 contributions totaling $126,197 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $404 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)