Edinburg, NY is a small town located in upstate New York. It has a rich history of local politics and is home to many active politicians. In recent years, the community has seen several new faces on the political scene, including several candidates running for office at the local, state and national levels. The town is also home to various civic organizations that focus on promoting voter education and encouraging involvement in local politics. Many Edinburg residents are passionate about taking part in community decision-making processes and helping shape the future of their town. With a diverse range of candidates advocating for different issues, Edinburg residents will have an important voice in the future of their community's politics.
The political climate in Edinburg, 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
Edinburg, 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.
Edinburg, 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 Edinburg, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 217 contributions totaling $8,309 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $8,677 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)