Hadley, NY is a small town located in upstate New York. It has a long history of political involvement and its citizens are deeply engaged in the politics of the area. While Hadley does not have its own local political candidates, the residents remain active participants in the larger political process taking place throughout the state. They are passionate about voicing their opinions on issues that matter to them, from taxes and spending, to education and healthcare. They recognize the importance of staying informed on matters that affect their community and work to encourage others to become more involved as well. The people of Hadley take pride in being part of a larger movement to ensure their voices are heard in state-level politics and beyond.
The political climate in Hadley, 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
Hadley, 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.
Hadley, 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 Hadley, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,568 contributions totaling $9,620 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $6 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 158 contributions totaling $13,861 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)