Georgetown, New York is a rural community located in the Catskill Region of Delaware County. With a population of less than 2,000 people, Georgetown has a small-town charm and close-knit community that sets it apart from its larger neighbors. Although the town is relatively small, there is still an active political scene within its borders. Local elections occur every two years with candidates running for positions on the board of trustees and other appointed positions. The town works to ensure that all voices are heard in local politics as well as state and federal levels of government. In addition, Georgetown hosts various events throughout the year to help citizens become more informed about their local government and current issues. This helps create an environment where people can make their opinions known and work together to make sure their voices are heard by elected officials.
The political climate in Georgetown, NY is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Madison County, NY 43.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained strongly Republican, 54.1% to 43.5%.
Madison county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Georgetown, NY is somewhat conservative.
Madison County, New York is somewhat conservative.
Syracuse 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.
Georgetown, 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 Georgetown, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 369 contributions totaling $83,244 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $226 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $2,380 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)