Marlborough, NY is a small town located in the state of New York. It has a rich history and is home to many families and businesses. Politically, Marlborough holds local elections every two years for mayor, council members, and other municipal positions. During election season, candidates from all political backgrounds come forward to speak about their goals for the town and how they plan to serve the community. Voting is an important part of democracy in Marlborough, as citizens have the power to vote in local elections to ensure that their voices are heard in government decision-making. The town also takes part in larger state and national elections, giving residents an opportunity to participate in influencing change on a larger scale.
The political climate in Marlborough, 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
Marlborough, 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.
Marlborough, 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 Marlborough, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,981 contributions totaling $140,320 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 195 contributions totaling $41,461 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)