14889 Van Etten, NY is a small rural town located in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. With a population of approximately 4,000, the town is comprised of small farms and businesses that are largely family owned and operated. Politics in 14889 Van Etten takes on a more local flavor as there are no major political candidates running for office here. The Town Board meetings are mainly attended by long-time residents who help to shape policy and determine how the Town should be managed. The Board consists of elected representatives from each precinct who work together to discuss issues pertinent to the community and make decisions based on what is best for the Town as a whole. Issues discussed can range from property taxes to public safety to zoning regulations. As such, 14889 Van Etten offers its citizens an opportunity to have an active voice in their local government and ensure that their concerns are heard.
The political climate in Zip 14889 (Van Etten, NY) is moderately conservative.
Chemung County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Chemung County, NY 42.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chemung county remained strongly Republican, 55.6% to 42.2%.
Chemung county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 14889 (Van Etten, NY) is moderately conservative.
Van Etten, New York is moderately conservative.
Chemung County, New York is somewhat conservative.
Elmira Metro Area 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.
Van Etten, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 14889 (Van Etten)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $6,656 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)