Stuyvesant, NY is a small town located in upstate New York that is known for its rural charm and tight-knit community. Despite its small size, Stuyvesant has a vibrant political culture with many residents actively engaging in local politics. Locals are passionate about their town and take part in local government elections to ensure that they get the best representation possible. The town’s mayor, council members, and other appointed offices all work together to make sure that Stuyvesant runs smoothly and efficiently. The town also holds regular public forums where citizens can voice their opinions on topics such as zoning regulations, infrastructure projects, and budgeting decisions. Through these forums, residents can ensure that their voices are heard by their local leaders and contribute to the betterment of the community.
The political climate in Stuyvesant, NY is leaning conservative.
Columbia County, NY is moderately liberal. In Columbia County, NY 57.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.2% to 40.6%.
Columbia county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stuyvesant, NY is leaning conservative.
Columbia County, New York is moderately liberal.
Hudson Metro Area is moderately 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.
Stuyvesant, 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 Stuyvesant, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,958 contributions totaling $469,428 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 333 contributions totaling $108,472 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $326 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)