upstate isn’t too bad yet, Still pretty conservative there, BUT it IS getting worse little by little- The scenery there is breath taking really- too bad lower NY and their liberal ilk has spoiled it for those in upstate-
When I drive though WNY it just looks like home.
I did at some point in the past think about living out my years in the Finger Lakes.
I ended up retiring to deep fly-over country west of the Missouri where it turns out that I am a fifth generation citizen of my quasi-recently joined State.
As always, YMMV.