West Union, NY is a small town located in the Catskills region of New York. The town is governed by a local government composed of elected officials, including a mayor and four trustees. Residents of the town vote in elections to decide who will take office and who will serve as leaders. The town has traditionally leaned toward conservative values and policies, with its most recent mayor being a Republican candidate. Local politics have also been shaped by changing demographics within the town, as more young people have moved into the area seeking employment opportunities. As such, there has been an increase in civic engagement among West Union's diverse population and an effort to ensure the rights of all are preserved. With a strong sense of community and pride, West Union looks forward to making positive changes through its local government for years to come.
The political climate in West Union, NY is strongly 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
West Union, NY is strongly 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.
West Union, 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 West Union, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $3,374 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $31,111 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $486 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)