The small town of Afton, NY (13730) is a close-knit community with a population of approximately 1,000 people. Although the population may be small, the politics in Afton still have an impact on its citizens. The local government is made up of elected officials who come together to make decisions on various issues that affect the town and its residents. Currently, there are two representatives serving on the Afton Town Board. They are Dan Jones and Mike Smith, both of whom were recently elected in 2019 and have already made several positive changes in their short time in office. The town also has an active Mayor who works closely with the board to ensure that all residents are heard and represented fairly. Residents can stay informed about local political events by attending Town Board meetings or visiting the town's website for updates.
The political climate in Zip 13730 (Afton, NY) is moderately conservative.
Chenango County, NY is moderately conservative. In Chenango County, NY 37.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chenango county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.1%.
Chenango county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 13730 (Afton, NY) is moderately conservative.
Afton, New York is moderately conservative.
Chenango County, New York is moderately conservative.
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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.
Afton, 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 13730 (Afton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 66 contributions totaling $1,368 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $2,719 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)