Hudson Falls, NY is a small town located in Washington County. It has a rich history and is home to many hard-working citizens who take pride in their community. Politics in the area are largely dominated by the Republican Party, which holds the majority of seats on the local Town Board and Village Board of Trustees. In addition, Republicans have held the majority of elected offices in Hudson Falls since 2000, including representation in both the New York state legislature and Congress. While local candidates from both major political parties may run for office each election cycle, voters tend to lean heavily towards Republicans when casting their ballots. This is partially due to the fact that Hudson Falls is part of a traditionally conservative region of upstate New York. Despite partisan politics, citizens of Hudson Falls can be proud of their strong sense of community and their dedication to preserving its traditions and values.
The political climate in Hudson Falls, NY is leaning conservative.
Washington County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Washington County, NY 41.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.1%.
Washington county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hudson Falls, NY is leaning conservative.
Washington County, New York is somewhat conservative.
Glens Falls Metro Area is leaning 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.
Hudson Falls, 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 Hudson Falls, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 116 contributions totaling $3,344 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $2,916 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)