Smyrna, NY is a small town in Chenango County with a rich political history. The town has been actively involved in politics since its formation in 1805, with many of its residents passionately advocating for their beliefs and values. Despite its small size, Smyrna has had an impressive number of candidates run for office over the years. These candidates have included members of both major political parties who have strived to represent the best interests of their constituents. Despite their differences, these candidates have all worked towards building a strong and prosperous future for Smyrna. With upcoming local elections on the horizon, many of the same issues that were important to Smyrna's residents during past campaigns will likely be brought up again. This includes things like taxes, education, economic development, and infrastructure improvements. No matter who is elected this year, it is certain that Smyrna will continue to be an active part of the political landscape in Chenango County going forward.
The political climate in Smyrna, 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
Smyrna, 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.
Smyrna, 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 Smyrna, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 234 contributions totaling $82,804 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $354 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $825 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)