Essex, NY is a small town in the Adirondack region of New York. Located on the shore of Lake Champlain, it is home to a diverse population of around 1,300 people. Politically, Essex has a long history of progressive values and principles. The town’s government works to create an inclusive environment where everyone can participate in the political process. Local residents are encouraged to get involved in their community and take part in local politics by voting in elections or attending public meetings. The Essex Town Board comprises four representatives from different districts who work together to make decisions on behalf of the entire town’s population. There are two political parties represented on the board - Republican and Democratic - who work hard to ensure that issues affecting the town are fairly addressed. While local candidates may come and go over time, Essex remains a strong supporter of individual liberties for all its citizens regardless of their political affiliation.
The political climate in Essex, NY is somewhat conservative.
Essex County, NY is leaning liberal. In Essex County, NY 51.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Essex county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.6% to 46.6%.
Essex county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Essex, NY is somewhat conservative.
Essex County, New York is leaning 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.
Essex, 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 Essex, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 970 contributions totaling $81,320 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $72,857 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)