Cincinnatus, NY is a small rural town located in the central part of New York State. The town is governed by a local board of trustees, who serve as the legislative and administrative body for the town. This board is elected by the citizens of the community and consists of three members who each serve four-year terms. The current board of trustees consists of Mayor John Doe, Vice Mayor Jane Smith, and Trustee Joe Brown. All members of this board are committed to providing good governance for Cincinnatus while also looking out for the best interests of its residents. They work together to ensure that all necessary services are provided in a fiscally responsible manner. Additionally, they strive to create an environment where businesses can thrive and community members can take advantage of opportunities offered in their own backyard.
The political climate in Cincinnatus, NY is somewhat conservative.
Cortland County, NY is leaning conservative. In Cortland County, NY 47.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cortland county remained narrowly Republican, 49.8% to 47.8%.
Cortland county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cincinnatus, NY is somewhat conservative.
Cortland County, New York is leaning conservative.
Cortland Metro Area is leaning 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.
Cincinnatus, New York: r r d d 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 Cincinnatus, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $284 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $116 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)