Chateaugay, NY is a small town located in the northern area of the state. It is known for its strong community spirit and friendly people. Politically, Chateaugay has a strong Republican majority with some Democratic presence as well. The town generally leans conservative but there is a healthy debate between both sides on important issues. Local elections are held every two years and all voters have an opportunity to voice their opinion on local matters. In recent years, much attention has been given to local education and economic growth initiatives, among other issues that affect citizens of Chateaugay directly. Local politicians are open to feedback from their constituents and regularly hold forums and meetings to discuss issues that are important to the community.
The political climate in Chateaugay, NY is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, NY is leaning conservative. In Franklin County, NY 48.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained narrowly Republican, 50.2% to 48.0%.
Franklin county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chateaugay, NY is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, New York is leaning conservative.
Malone Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Chateaugay, New York: d d 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 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 Chateaugay, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 98 contributions totaling $2,093 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $4,012 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)