The politics in Corinth, NY are a reflection of the larger political issues that affect the entire state and country. The town is represented by a variety of elected officials ranging from town council members to state and federal representatives. With a population of just over 8,000 people, Corinth is too small to elect its own representatives so it relies on the larger surrounding area for representation at different levels of government. Issues such as environmental protection, education reform, and economic development are at the forefront of many local political discussions. Residents also rally behind candidates who emphasize transparency and accountability in their policies. As part of the upstate New York region, citizens in Corinth stay engaged with regional and national politics while also actively participating in local governance.
The political climate in Corinth, 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
Corinth, 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.
Corinth, 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 Corinth, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,252 contributions totaling $26,067 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $8 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 134 contributions totaling $31,173 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)