Moreau, NY is a small town located in the northeastern corner of New York State. It has a vibrant and active political landscape, with local citizens often coming together to discuss issues that affect their community. From local school board elections to state wide referendums, Moreau residents have consistently shown up in force to voice their opinions on matters both large and small. Local candidates for office are usually well known within the community, with many having grown up in the area or having deep family ties to it. These individuals often bring unique perspectives to the table that may not be reflected by larger or national politics. The citizens of Moreau take politics seriously, but also strive to foster an atmosphere of respectful discourse when discussing issues that are important to them.
The political climate in Moreau, NY is leaning conservative.
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
Moreau, NY is leaning conservative.
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.
Moreau, 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 Moreau, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,304 contributions totaling $57,824 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 142 contributions totaling $34,915 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)