Montour, NY is a small town located in Schuyler County, New York. Although the population of the town is relatively small, it has a rich political history that stretches back to its founding in 1797. The area has been represented at both the state and federal level of government over the years by a number of different political parties. In recent times, the town has leaned heavily towards Democratic candidates at the state level while at the same time supporting Republican candidates for positions within Congress. Local elections are usually contested and hotly debated as both sides try to sway voters to their cause. It is clear that Montour, NY takes its politics seriously and strives to ensure that all residents have their voices heard when it come to matters of local importance.
The political climate in Montour, NY is somewhat conservative.
Schuyler County, NY is moderately conservative. In Schuyler County, NY 40.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schuyler county remained very strongly Republican, 57.6% to 40.0%.
Schuyler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Montour, NY is somewhat conservative.
Schuyler County, New York is moderately 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.
Montour, 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 Montour, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 211 contributions totaling $8,735 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $9,752 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $257 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)