14901 Elmira, NY is located in Chemung County and is home to a diverse population of approximately 29,000 residents. The area is governed by local political leaders who are all elected officials. These leaders set the policies and guidelines for the city such as budgets, ordinances, taxes and zoning regulations. Local elections are held every two years and eligible citizens can participate in the democratic process by voting. On the local level, there are several elected representatives that take part in government activities such as city council members, school board members, county legislators and other positions. Each of these individuals is committed to representing their constituents’ best interests while also helping shape Elmira's future. By working together with their peers on the governing body they strive to create a better community for everyone to enjoy.
The political climate in Zip 14901 (Elmira, NY) is leaning 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 14901 (Elmira, NY) is leaning conservative.
Elmira, New York is leaning 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.
Elmira, 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 14901 (Elmira)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 838 contributions totaling $55,336 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $12,198 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)