Lumberland, NY is a small rural town located in upstate New York. It has a long history of strong, independent local politics. Most of the political decisions made in Lumberland are focused on issues that directly affect its citizens, such as improving infrastructure and promoting economic development. The town's elected representatives are all passionate about the well-being of their constituents and work hard to ensure that their needs are met. In the past few years, the number of local candidates running for office has increased significantly, showing an increased interest in local politics among residents. The community is proud of its strong sense of civic engagement and is constantly working to ensure its citizens have access to the best possible services and resources.
The political climate in Lumberland, NY is moderately conservative.
Sullivan County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Sullivan County, NY 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sullivan county remained moderately Republican, 53.9% to 44.7%.
Sullivan county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lumberland, NY is moderately conservative.
Sullivan 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.
Lumberland, New York: d 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 Lumberland, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 569 contributions totaling $13,614 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $6,528 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)