Plattsburgh town, NY is a vibrant community with active political involvement. Local elections take place every two years and citizens have the opportunity to choose from a variety of candidates who are committed to protecting the interests of the residents. The politics in Plattsburgh town are focused on local issues such as job creation, economic development, infrastructure improvements, education and public safety. The local officials work hard to ensure that all citizens have access to quality services and can participate in their government by attending town council meetings, voting in elections, or participating in other forms of civic engagement. Residents can stay informed about upcoming election dates and other important information by visiting the official website for Plattsburgh Town Hall or checking out local media outlets for up-to-date news on the political climate in Plattsburgh Town.
The political climate in Plattsburgh town, NY is leaning conservative.
Clinton County, NY is leaning liberal. In Clinton County, NY 51.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained moderately Democratic, 51.8% to 46.6%.
Clinton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plattsburgh town, NY is leaning conservative.
Clinton County, New York is leaning liberal.
Plattsburgh Metro Area 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.
Plattsburgh town, 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 Plattsburgh town, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,890 contributions totaling $652,609 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,530 contributions totaling $305,372 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)