Cuyler, NY is a small rural community located in the Upstate New York region. The politics of the town are largely driven by the local residents who work hard to ensure the best outcomes for their families and neighbors. It is an area with strong traditions and a strong sense of community that supports collaboration and cooperation between elected officials and constituents. From town council meetings to school board meetings, citizens actively engage in local politics to ensure that their voices are heard and their interests are represented. Local candidates often run based on platforms of economic development, education reform, environmental protection, public safety, and other issues important to the community. Residents come together at town board meetings, forums, debates, rallies, and other events throughout election season to learn about the candidates’ stances on various issues that matter to them. Overall, Cuyler's politics reflect its diverse population of people from all walks of life who work together to achieve common goals for their hometown.
The political climate in Cuyler, NY is somewhat conservative.
Cortland County, NY is leaning conservative. In Cortland County, NY 47.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cortland county remained narrowly Republican, 49.8% to 47.8%.
Cortland county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cuyler, NY is somewhat conservative.
Cortland County, New York is leaning conservative.
Cortland Metro Area is leaning 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.
Cuyler, New York: r r d d 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Cuyler, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 51 contributions totaling $8,233 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $266 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)