Cumberland Head, NY is a small community in Clinton County, New York. It has a strong sense of community and is proud of its history and heritage. The town is governed by the Town Board of Cumberland Head, which consists of five elected officials who serve four-year terms. In addition to the Town Board, there are several other elected offices in Cumberland Head. These include the Town Highway Superintendent, Town Clerk, Receiver of Taxes, Town Justices and Constables. All of these individuals work together to ensure that the town remains safe and prosperous for all of its residents.
As with many small towns in New York State, politics can be quite localized in Cumberland Head. Voters take an active role in choosing their representatives and keeping them accountable to their constituents. The Town Board holds regular meetings throughout the year to discuss local issues such as zoning changes or budgeting for new projects. Residents can also attend meetings with their representatives to voice their concerns or perspectives on various topics affecting the town. Elected officials strive to make sure that everyone’s voice is heard and taken into consideration when making important decisions for Cumberland Head's future.
The political climate in Cumberland Head, NY is leaning conservative.
Clinton County, NY is leaning liberal. In Clinton County, NY 51.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained moderately Democratic, 51.8% to 46.6%.
Clinton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cumberland Head, NY is leaning conservative.
Clinton County, New York is leaning liberal.
Plattsburgh Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Cumberland Head, New York: d d D D d d
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 Cumberland Head, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,238 contributions totaling $123,984 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 281 contributions totaling $59,020 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)