Hunter, NY is a small town located in the Catskills of New York. The town has a strong local government and elects its own mayor and town council. The local political scene is quite active, with elections taking place every two years to determine which individuals will lead the community. Politicians in the area are passionate about making sure their constituents’ needs are met, and have been successful in doing so by implementing measures to improve infrastructure, create job growth, and support social services. Local citizens have the opportunity to get involved in politics through attending town meetings or simply voting for their favorite candidates on election day. With a history of strong civic participation, Hunter, NY is an ideal location for those who want to stay informed on current events or even get involved with local politics.
The political climate in Hunter, 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
Hunter, 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.
Hunter, 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 Hunter, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 853 contributions totaling $168,527 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $9,120 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)