Long Lake, NY is a small town located in the Adirondack Mountains. It is known for its beautiful forests and lakes, making it a popular destination for tourists and outdoor enthusiasts. Despite its small size, Long Lake has an active political scene. The town has an elected mayor and four trustees who serve on the Town Board to make decisions related to the development of the area. Each year, residents have the opportunity to vote for local candidates from various political parties who are running for office in order to bring their ideas to life and help shape the future of Long Lake. Local elections are an important way for residents to make their voices heard within their community and ensure that their interests are represented in the decision-making process.
The political climate in Long Lake, NY is moderately conservative.
Hamilton County, NY is strongly conservative. In Hamilton County, NY 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.3% to 34.0%.
Hamilton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Long Lake, NY is moderately conservative.
Hamilton County, New York is strongly 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.
Long Lake, 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 Long Lake, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 351 contributions totaling $24,032 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $1,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)