Hartsville, NY is a small town located in Upstate New York. Though it is relatively small, the politics of Hartsville are quite complex. Every two years, residents of Hartsville have the opportunity to cast their vote for the mayor and local council members who represent their interests in the community. These representatives make decisions regarding taxes, public services, education, and infrastructure. In addition to these elected officials, citizens also have a chance to get involved in local politics by joining political action committees or attending town hall meetings. This involvement helps ensure that the voices of the people of Hartsville are heard and that their concerns are addressed.
The political climate in Hartsville, 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
Hartsville, 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.
Hartsville, 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 Hartsville, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,158 contributions totaling $35,885 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 304 contributions totaling $79,376 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $261 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)