Halcott, NY is a small town in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. It has a long history of local politics that is closely tied to the small-town atmosphere of the area. Current political issues in Halcott include promoting economic development, protecting the environment, and maintaining public safety. Local political candidates focus on these issues to ensure that Halcott continues to be a safe and prosperous place to live. Residents come together each election cycle to discuss the candidates’ views on these topics and determine who they will put into office. Every four years, the town holds elections for positions such as mayor, council members, and school board representatives. These elected officials then work together with various municipal organizations to help guide policies and decisions for the betterment of all those living in Halcott.
The political climate in Halcott, NY is somewhat conservative.
Greene County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Greene County, NY 41.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained very strongly Republican, 56.6% to 41.1%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Halcott, NY is somewhat conservative.
Greene County, New York is somewhat 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.
Halcott, New York: R R r R 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 Halcott, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 74 contributions totaling $2,417 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $4,871 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $375 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)