Coopers Plains, NY is a small town located in western New York. Although the population of Coopers Plains is relatively small, the residents take their local politics very seriously. Every election cycle, passionate candidates vie for positions on various boards and committees which help govern the town. The most contested races are typically for mayor and town board seats, with passionate debates taking place throughout the months leading up to Election Day. Throughout its history, Coopers Plains’s political discussions have been lively and spirited, with citizens from all backgrounds striving to ensure their voices are heard in government.
The political climate in Coopers Plains, 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
Coopers Plains, 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.
Coopers Plains, 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 Coopers Plains, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,653 contributions totaling $814,835 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $307 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 246 contributions totaling $111,230 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $452 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)