Kingsbury, NY is a small town located in the upstate region of New York. The politics of Kingsbury are primarily focused on local issues such as education, public infrastructure, and economic development. The Town Board consists of five members elected to four-year terms and is responsible for the management and oversight of the town's affairs. Local elections are held every two years and bring out passionate candidates who represent their constituents’ interests. Issues vary from raising funds for road repairs to finding ways to attract businesses that can help boost the local economy. Regardless of who is elected, the politicians in Kingsbury remain committed to doing what they believe will be best for their citizens.
The political climate in Kingsbury, NY is somewhat 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
Kingsbury, NY is somewhat 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.
Kingsbury, 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 Kingsbury, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,100 contributions totaling $151,471 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 609 contributions totaling $123,570 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)