The politics of Hurley, New York are rooted in its long-standing traditions of civic engagement and community-oriented decision making. Located in Ulster County on the banks of the Wallkill River, Hurley has been a beacon of progress and progressive ideas since its founding in 1710. The village is committed to upholding its commitment to the values that provide the foundation for its current and future prosperity. Locally elected leaders work together to ensure that all residents have access to quality services while preserving the town's rural character and keeping taxes low. Community voices are heard through regular meetings with local residents, public forums, and surveys. Every election cycle brings with it new opportunities for Hurley residents to influence their government by getting involved in local campaigns and voting for candidates who share their vision for a better future.
The political climate in Hurley, NY is leaning liberal.
Ulster County, NY is moderately liberal. In Ulster County, NY 59.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ulster county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.5% to 38.6%.
Ulster county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hurley, NY is leaning liberal.
Ulster County, New York is moderately liberal.
Kingston Metro Area is moderately 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.
Hurley, New York: d D D D D 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 Hurley, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,150 contributions totaling $991,169 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 506 contributions totaling $106,118 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)