The small town of Preston, NY is an active part of the political system in the United States. The citizens of Preston are actively engaged in local and national politics, with many local voters participating in elections and voicing their opinions on important issues. There are a number of political organizations and discussion boards that can be found within the town, where residents can discuss current events and find out what their representatives are up to. Despite its small size, Preston is an important part of the larger American political landscape. Every election cycle brings renewed interest in the candidates running for office from all over the state. Whether it’s a mayoral race or a congressional one, the people of Preston will always be eager to learn more about their choices for leadership and make sure their voices are heard during election season.
The political climate in Preston, NY is moderately conservative.
Chenango County, NY is moderately conservative. In Chenango County, NY 37.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chenango county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.1%.
Chenango county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Preston, NY is moderately conservative.
Chenango 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.
Preston, 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 Preston, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 433 contributions totaling $42,865 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $21,985 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)