North Hudson, NY is a small town located in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. It is home to a population of just over 1,500 people and its local government is comprised of an elected mayor and four trustees. The town prides itself on promoting strong civic engagement within the community and encourages its citizens to be active in local politics. Through public forums, town hall meetings, and other activities the residents are able to express their political opinions and have their voices heard. In recent years North Hudson has seen a surge in political activism from its youth population with many young adults becoming involved in local politics and running for office. With the support of its vibrant citizens, North Hudson serves as a shining example for other small towns looking to engage in meaningful dialogue about current issues affecting their community.
The political climate in North Hudson, NY is leaning conservative.
Essex County, NY is leaning liberal. In Essex County, NY 51.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Essex county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.6% to 46.6%.
Essex county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
North Hudson, NY is leaning conservative.
Essex County, New York is leaning 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.
North Hudson, 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 North Hudson, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $1,050 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $525 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)