Preble, NY is a small town located in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. The town is mostly rural and has a population of about 2,000 people. While the town does not have any local political candidates, it does have an active government that works to meet the needs of the community. The Preble Town Board meets once a month to discuss and vote on issues that impact the town. They work closely with other local governments to ensure that Preble is represented at all levels. In addition, residents are encouraged to participate in their government by attending meetings and voicing their opinions at elected representatives' offices. Overall, Preble's local politics are highly engaged and transparent as they strive to create a better future for all its citizens.
The political climate in Preble, 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
Preble, 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.
Preble, 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 Preble, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,114 contributions totaling $69,826 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 203 contributions totaling $34,796 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)