Kortright, NY is a small rural town located in Delaware County, New York. The town is home to a population of just over 600 people and is mainly comprised of farmland. Politics in Kortright is largely focused around the local government, which consists of a board of supervisors who are elected by the residents. This board is responsible for allocating resources and overseeing projects within the town. In addition to the board, Kortright also has a mayor who serves as the main representative for the town and oversees day-to-day operations. Elections for these positions are held every two years and it’s important for residents to stay informed about their local candidates in order to make an informed decision when it comes time to cast their votes.
The political climate in Kortright, 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
Kortright, 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.
Kortright, 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 Kortright, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,587 contributions totaling $80,032 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $12,746 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)