The small town of 13040 Cincinnatus, NY is steeped in rich political history. Although the population is small, local political candidates are dedicated to representing the concerns and needs of its citizens. From education and transportation concerns to sustainability initiatives, these elected officials strive to make a difference in their community. The local election season brings with it passionate debates amongst politicians on various issues, as they strive to be the best candidate for the job. With each election cycle, Cincinnatus citizens go out to exercise their civic duties and take part in the democratic process that shapes their communities.
The political climate in Zip 13040 (Cincinnatus, 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
Zip 13040 (Cincinnatus, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Cincinnatus, New York 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.
Cincinnatus, 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 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 13040 (Cincinnatus)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $284 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $116 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)