Covert, NY is a small town located in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. The town has a rich history that dates back to the mid 1800s and has a population of just over 4,000 people. Although Covert is a small town, it still holds importance when it comes to politics. Local elections are held each year for various positions on the Town Board and other government offices. Issues such as infrastructure, taxation, and public safety are important topics of discussion in these elections. Candidates from both major political parties as well as independent candidates often put forth their platforms. It is the responsibility of all citizens to become informed about local politics and to vote in the elections so that their voices can be heard.
The political climate in Covert, NY is somewhat conservative.
Seneca County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Seneca County, NY 44.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Seneca county remained moderately Republican, 53.3% to 44.2%.
Seneca county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Covert, NY is somewhat conservative.
Seneca County, New York is somewhat conservative.
Seneca Falls 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.
Covert, New York: d 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 Covert, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,417 contributions totaling $202,592 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 162 contributions totaling $26,529 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)