Sullivan County, NY is home to a diverse political landscape. The county's politics are centered around local issues such as education, economic development and public safety. It is represented in the state legislature by a mix of Democrats and Republicans and there are also multiple local party committees that work together for political goals within the county. The county has several prominent political figures, such as State Senator Kenneth LaValle and Assemblyman Fred Thiele, who have held positions in the New York State Senate or Assembly for many years. There are also smaller parties like the Working Families Party and the Independence Party which provide alternative voices for their constituents. With its various political perspectives, Sullivan County provides an interesting look into the politics of New York State.
The political climate in Sullivan County, NY is somewhat conservative.
In Sullivan County, NY 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sullivan county remained moderately Republican, 53.9% to 44.7%.
Sullivan county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sullivan County, NY is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Sullivan, New York: d r d d R r
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 Sullivan County, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,200 contributions totaling $313,590 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 532 contributions totaling $165,575 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $311 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)