Cairo, NY is a small rural town located in the Catskill Mountains with a population of approximately 2,399 people according to the 2019 census. It is governed by a Town Board comprising three elected town council members and the town supervisor. The Cairo Town Board works to ensure that the town runs efficiently and in accordance with local and state laws. Additionally, the Town Board oversees several committees that are responsible for providing services such as maintenance of roads and parks, emergency services, planning of facilities and zoning regulations. The Cairo Town Board also strives to support local businesses by creating an economic environment conducive to investment and job growth. They work closely with state agencies to ensure that businesses are able to stay on track and succeed while providing quality products or services to residents of Cairo.
The political climate in Cairo, NY is somewhat conservative.
Greene County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Greene County, NY 41.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained very strongly Republican, 56.6% to 41.1%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cairo, NY is somewhat conservative.
Greene County, New York is somewhat 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.
Cairo, 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 Cairo, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 267 contributions totaling $15,136 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $28,344 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)