The small village of Chittenango, NY has a population of approximately 5,000 and is part of the greater Syracuse area. Despite its size, Chittenango has an active political climate and citizens are engaged in local elections. The village's mayor is currently Mark E. Lawson who was elected to his first term in 2019, and three trustees serve on the village board. Issues such as taxes, infrastructure improvements, and zoning regulations are discussed at the weekly board meetings. Furthermore, regular elections are held for village offices such as mayor and trustee positions every four years. Recent bond issues have been successful in helping the village fund projects such as constructing a new library facility on Main Street. As a result of these initiatives, the people of Chittenango are able to enjoy improved city services that benefit all members of their community.
The political climate in Zip 13037 (Chittenango, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Madison County, NY 43.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained strongly Republican, 54.1% to 43.5%.
Madison county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 13037 (Chittenango, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Chittenango, New York is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, New York is somewhat conservative.
Syracuse Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Chittenango, 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 zip 13037 (Chittenango)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 207 contributions totaling $19,178 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $10,675 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $395 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)