Clinton, NY County is located in the heart of upstate New York and has a rich and long history of politics. Local politics in this region are often focused on issues such as education, public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development, and environmental protection. Political candidates for Clinton County always strive to represent the best interests of their constituents and be a voice for the people. Candidates offer varying perspectives on these important issues, making it essential that citizens stay informed about and engage with their local political arena. Every vote counts when it comes to making sure that our elected officials are doing what is best for the community.
The political climate in 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
Clinton County, NY 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.
Clinton, 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 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 Clinton County, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,706 contributions totaling $286,559 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 601 contributions totaling $118,498 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)