Country Knolls, NY is a small town located in Upstate New York. It is an area that prides itself on its close-knit community and has a long history of working together to make the town better. In recent years, local politics have become increasingly important as residents look for ways to improve their quality of life and keep up with the ever-changing needs of the community. Local politicians are dedicated to bringing forth innovative ideas that will benefit the town and its citizens. They focus on creating solutions by addressing pressing issues such as affordable housing, public safety, economic development, education, and environmental sustainability. Through open dialogue and collaboration between elected officials and residents, Country Knolls is poised to continue its legacy of progress.
The political climate in Country Knolls, 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
Country Knolls, 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.
Country Knolls, 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 Country Knolls, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,687 contributions totaling $261,145 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 468 contributions totaling $116,205 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $248 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)