Politics in Queensbury, NY is full of hard-working candidates that are passionate about making positive changes for the town. The local government consists of a mayor, six trustees, and various other town officials that all work together to ensure the town runs smoothly. Local elections are held every few years where voters can choose who will represent them at the helm of their community. Candidates come from both major parties as well as minor parties and independent candidates to ensure each voice is heard. The people in Queensbury take pride in their town and they make sure to stay informed on the issues that affect them so they can show up and vote for the candidate they believe will best serve their interests.
The political climate in Queensbury, NY is leaning conservative.
Warren County, NY is leaning liberal. In Warren County, NY 48.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Warren county remained narrowly Republican, 49.0% to 48.8%.
Warren county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Queensbury, NY is leaning conservative.
Warren County, New York is leaning liberal.
Glens Falls Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Queensbury, 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 Queensbury, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,959 contributions totaling $558,428 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,833 contributions totaling $430,637 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)