Harpersfield, NY is a small town located in upstate New York with a population of around 5,000 people. It has a rich history and strong sense of community among its citizens. Politically, the town is largely represented by the Republican Party. Local elections see plenty of participation from citizens who are passionate about their perspective on the issues impacting their home. Recently, two candidates have been campaigning for mayor: Jacob Williams, a longtime Harpersfield resident and supporter of fiscal responsibility, and Kyla Anderson, an advocate for social justice initiatives within the town. Both candidates bring unique perspectives to governing the town and its future development. This election will undoubtedly be an exciting one as citizens come out to vote for who they believe will best serve Harpersfield in the years to come.
The political climate in Harpersfield, NY is moderately conservative.
Delaware County, NY is moderately conservative. In Delaware County, NY 39.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained very strongly Republican, 58.1% to 39.7%.
Delaware county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Harpersfield, NY is moderately conservative.
Delaware County, New York is moderately 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.
Harpersfield, 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 Harpersfield, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 284 contributions totaling $18,077 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 120 contributions totaling $8,161 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)