The Corning, NY Metro Area is a vibrant community with a rich political history. For years, local residents have been passionate about issues facing the region, as well as committed to the civic duty of electing representatives to represent their interests in government. While Corning does not yet have its own local mayor or City Council, residents are actively involved in regional politics through their involvement in elections for county and state legislatures. Many of the issues on the ballot reflect local concerns such as environmental protection, infrastructure investment, education funding, and more. Additionally, elected officials work together to ensure that all citizens have access to resources and services necessary for a healthy and sustainable quality of life. Local voters can stay informed about the latest developments in regional politics by visiting Corning city websites or attending political debates hosted by local organizations.
The political climate in Corning Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Corning Metro Area 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, the Corning metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.8% to 34.2%.
The Corning metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
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 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Corning Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,986 contributions totaling $851,346 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,046 contributions totaling $301,291 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $288 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)