The small town of Sidney Center, New York, is located in Delaware County and has a population of about 500 people. Politics here are fairly localised, with most candidates for local office having lived in the town or nearby areas for several years. Local elections usually focus on issues such as taxes, public safety, infrastructure and schools. Many of the elected officials serve part-time and do not take large salaries. The community is committed to transparency in governance and encourages citizens to get involved in politics by attending meetings, voting in elections or volunteering for campaigns. As an example of this commitment to civic engagement, Sidney Center recently held a forum on redevelopment plans for the downtown area which was attended by many residents. The open dialogue between citizens and elected officials shows that the town values its political voice and is dedicated to maintaining a healthy democracy rooted in local decisions.
The political climate in Zip 13839 (Sidney Center, NY) is moderately conservative.
Delaware County, NY is moderately conservative. In Delaware County, NY 39.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained very strongly Republican, 58.1% to 39.7%.
Delaware county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 13839 (Sidney Center, NY) is moderately conservative.
Sidney Center, New York is moderately conservative.
Delaware 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.
Sidney Center, 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 13839 (Sidney Center)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 160 contributions totaling $4,362 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $3,032 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)