The politics in 14904 Elmira, NY are largely focused on progressive values and supporting the community. Local politicians work to promote initiatives such as public infrastructure improvement, job growth, environmental protection, and educational opportunities. They also prioritize civil rights issues such as protecting voting rights and promoting diversity across sectors. Additionally, local politicians are committed to providing economic opportunities through their support of small businesses and entrepreneurs in the area. They strive to ensure that all members of the community have access to necessary resources and services needed for success.
The political climate in Zip 14904 (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 14904 (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 14904 (Elmira)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 115 contributions totaling $9,212 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $6,018 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)