Easton, NY is a small town located in the Hudson Valley of New York. It has a rich history that dates back to the 1700s and is known for its quaint charm and scenic views of the Catskill Mountains. The main economic activity in Easton is agriculture, with dairy farming being the most prevalent. The town also has several small businesses that help to maintain the vibrant local economy. When it comes to politics, Easton is part of New York's 19th Congressional District and is governed locally by a board of supervisors who are elected to four-year terms. Elections take place every two years on a nonpartisan basis with candidates running on their own merits rather than party affiliation. In addition to these local elections, voters in Easton participate in state and federal elections as well. With so much political activity occurring both at home and abroad, Easton residents have an important responsibility to ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to choosing leaders who will represent them in government.
The political climate in Easton, NY is moderately conservative.
Washington County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Washington County, NY 41.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.1%.
Washington county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Easton, NY is moderately conservative.
Washington County, New York is somewhat conservative.
Glens Falls 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.
Easton, New York: R R 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 Easton, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,366 contributions totaling $115,386 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 228 contributions totaling $63,464 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $278 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)