Reading, NY is a small town located in the Finger Lakes region of New York. It has a population of about 3,000 people and is primarily rural in nature. Despite its small size, Reading has a vibrant political climate that is highly engaged with both local and state-wide politics. The Town Hall serves as an important location for citizens to discuss their concerns and ideas with elected officials, while community groups often take part in local debates on issues affecting the people of Reading. Local elections are held every two years to determine who will represent the town in various roles such as Mayor, Town Council members, and other positions of power. These candidates are usually supported by both Democrats and Republicans, creating a climate of healthy debate over issues that affect the lives of everyone living in Reading.
The political climate in Reading, NY is moderately 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
Reading, NY is moderately 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.
Reading, 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 Reading, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 181 contributions totaling $11,568 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 172 contributions totaling $38,160 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)