Charlton, NY is a small town located in upstate New York and is known for its peaceful atmosphere and rural landscape. It has been a quiet town that has seen relatively little political activity over the years. Recently, however, the local political scene has become more active as people from all backgrounds across the town are beginning to engage more with their local government. The Mayor of Charlton is currently overseeing the implementation of several initiatives that aim to improve the quality of life for all citizens in the community. One example is the introduction of a new community development program that focuses on creating more affordable housing options for residents. Additionally, there have been efforts made by local politicians to increase civic engagement and make sure that everyone in Charlton feels like they have an equal chance to participate in local politics. As these changes take shape, it will be interesting to see what kind of impact they have on Charlton's political landscape in the future.
The political climate in Charlton, 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
Charlton, 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.
Charlton, 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 Charlton, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,976 contributions totaling $290,451 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 952 contributions totaling $133,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)