Cortland, NY County is located in Central New York and has a rich political history. The county is served by a variety of local political candidates who are elected to represent the constituents from Cortland County in the New York State Legislature. The county has been home to several prominent politicians throughout its history and many of them have gone on to serve in higher levels of government. The current local politicians are committed to addressing the needs of their constituents while providing exceptional services to all citizens. These candidates strive to improve the quality of life for all residents through progressive policies that ensure their safety, economic stability, and access to education and healthcare. They prioritize public safety, infrastructure development, small business growth, and economic stimulation initiatives in order to create a thriving community where everyone can thrive.
The political climate in Cortland County, NY is leaning conservative.
In Cortland County, NY 47.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cortland county remained narrowly Republican, 49.8% to 47.8%.
Cortland county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cortland County, NY is leaning conservative.
Cortland Metro Area is leaning 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.
Cortland, New York: r r d d 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Cortland County, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,467 contributions totaling $81,894 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 304 contributions totaling $219,717 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $723 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)