The small hamlet of Smithville Flats, NY, located in the beautiful Catskills region, is an unincorporated community with a population just over 400 residents. It is a tight-knit community that values the peacefulness of their rural setting and relies on local volunteerism and cooperation to maintain the civic infrastructure. With that spirit in mind, local politics involve many volunteers and citizens who are passionate about keeping their home safe and prosperous for years to come. Local elections take place every two years, where townspeople can vote on important issues such as taxes, zoning ordinances, library budgets, and road repairs. Politicians in Smithville Flats focus on preserving the environment while at the same time improving infrastructure and providing services to residents like adequate water supply and broadband internet connections. Through these efforts, residents hope to keep Smithville Flats a vibrant small town while also protecting its rural charm.
The political climate in Zip 13841 (Smithville Flats, 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 13841 (Smithville Flats, NY) is moderately conservative.
Smithville Flats, 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.
Smithville Flats, 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 13841 (Smithville Flats)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $587 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $425 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)