South Corning, NY is a small town located in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. The town is governed by a Board of Trustees that is comprised of five elected officials. These board members are responsible for the general day-to-day operations and fiscal management of the town. Though South Corning is not large enough to have its own local political candidates, citizens are still very involved in the democratic process. Voter turnout during presidential elections is typically high, with residents eager to make their voices heard on important issues such as healthcare and education. Voting in smaller races, like those for state and county representatives, has also become increasingly popular in recent years as residents work to ensure their individual needs are met at the local level.
The political climate in South Corning, NY is moderately conservative.
Steuben County, NY is strongly conservative. In Steuben County, NY 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Steuben county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.8% to 34.2%.
Steuben county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Corning, NY is moderately conservative.
Steuben County, New York is strongly conservative.
Corning Metro Area is strongly 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.
South Corning, 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 South Corning, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 879 contributions totaling $361,897 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $412 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 270 contributions totaling $131,621 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $487 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)