Mechanicville, NY is a small city with a population of about 5,200 people located in Upstate New York. It is an active and vibrant community that places great importance on its local politics. Residents are passionate about their right to make decisions that will have an impact on their town and take part in the political process to ensure their voices are heard. The citizens of Mechanicville are involved in a number of local political activities throughout the year such as attending town hall meetings, voting for candidates in local elections, and participating in various community initiatives. Local candidates strive to create policies that will further benefit the city as they compete for office and representation. Political issues such as taxes, infrastructure development, education reform, environmental sustainability, and public safety are all topics that come up regularly in discussions among those who call Mechanicville home. It is clear to see that Mechanicville takes its politics seriously and its residents remain dedicated to making sure it remains a thriving place to live and work.
The political climate in Mechanicville, NY is leaning liberal.
Saratoga County, NY is leaning liberal. In Saratoga County, NY 51.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saratoga county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.6% to 46.2%.
Saratoga county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mechanicville, NY is leaning liberal.
Saratoga County, New York is leaning liberal.
Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Mechanicville, New York: r r d d r 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 Mechanicville, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,395 contributions totaling $93,880 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $17,601 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $326 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)