Carlton, NY is a small town located in the northern part of the state. The town is home to a variety of political views and beliefs. Although no local candidates are currently running for office, the citizens of Carlton take their political involvement seriously and are always eager to have their voices heard. The people of Carlton are passionate about getting involved in the local political scene and engaging with their representatives on matters that affect the entire community. They take an active interest in upcoming elections and are vocal in supporting their chosen candidates. No matter who is running, the people of Carlton can be counted on to show up at the polls and make sure their opinions are heard when it comes to shaping the future of their town.
The political climate in Carlton, NY is strongly conservative.
Orleans County, NY is very conservative. In Orleans County, NY 30.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orleans county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.8% to 30.8%.
Orleans county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carlton, NY is strongly conservative.
Orleans County, New York is very conservative.
Rochester 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.
Carlton, New York: R R R R 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 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 Carlton, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 203 contributions totaling $10,194 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $8,292 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)