Newcomb, NY is a small town with a population of around 5,000 people. The local political scene is dominated by the Republican and Democratic parties, which are represented in the Town Council and the County Commission. The Town Council has 6 members who are elected for 4 year terms. These members are responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of Newcomb. The County Commission is made up of 12 elected officials who serve 4 year terms and oversee regional issues such as law enforcement and infrastructure. Both chambers have active committees that help shape policy decisions related to Newcomb. Local elections take place every two years, allowing citizens to elect their preferred candidates into office. Each election season brings new opportunities for Newcomb residents to have their voices heard on important issues in the local political landscape.
The political climate in Newcomb, NY is leaning conservative.
Essex County, NY is leaning liberal. In Essex County, NY 51.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Essex county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.6% to 46.6%.
Essex county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newcomb, NY is leaning conservative.
Essex County, New York 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.
Newcomb, 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 Newcomb, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $2,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $3,947 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)