Montgomery, NY is an attractive small town situated in Orange County, New York. It has a long and rich history and is home to many diverse cultural backgrounds. Politically, the town is part of the greater New York State Legislature and regularly sends representatives to both State Senate and Assembly. In recent years, Montgomery has seen an increase in local political engagement, with more citizens becoming involved in their local government. This includes running for town offices such as mayor or village board member as well as supporting candidates from both major parties in countywide elections. Residents have also come together to host events such as candidate forums where they can discuss the issues that matter most to them. All of this helps ensure that Montogmery residents are informed about the political issues that affect their lives and are able to make educated decisions when voting in elections.
The political climate in Montgomery, NY is leaning conservative.
Orange County, NY is leaning liberal. In Orange County, NY 49.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained narrowly Republican, 49.3% to 49.2%.
Orange county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Montgomery, NY is leaning conservative.
Orange County, New York is leaning liberal.
New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Montgomery, New York: r 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 Montgomery, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,141 contributions totaling $335,631 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 956 contributions totaling $139,206 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)