Malta, NY is a small town located in Saratoga County of Upstate New York. It has a rich history and vibrant community with a population estimated to be about 18,000 people. Malta is served by the Malta Town Board which consists of three members who are elected for four-year terms. The town board is responsible for setting legislative directions and establishing local policies for the residents of Malta. In recent years, the town board has worked hard to make improvements to the area including infrastructure updates and fostering economic growth in the community. Local elections in Malta often feature multiple candidates running for one seat on the town board, each offering their own unique sets of qualifications and ideas about how they would address issues impacting the town’s residents. Voters are encouraged to learn more about each candidate before voting so that they can make an informed decision when selecting their representatives on Election Day.
The political climate in Malta, NY is leaning conservative.
Saratoga County, NY is leaning liberal. In Saratoga County, NY 51.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saratoga county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.6% to 46.2%.
Saratoga county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Malta, NY is leaning conservative.
Saratoga County, New York is leaning liberal.
Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Malta, New York: r r d d r 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 Malta, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,874 contributions totaling $1,376,778 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,366 contributions totaling $590,130 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $432 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)