The small town of Walden, NY is governed by a Mayor-Council system, with the Mayor being elected to a four-year term. The current mayor is Mark D. Gallagher, who was reelected for a second term in 2017. In addition to the Mayor, the Town of Walden has nine Councilmen and two Town Justices. These officials make decisions on local laws and policies that affect all residents of Walden. The town also has its own police department that serves to protect and serve the community. Additionally, there are many volunteer organizations such as the fire department and civic leagues that help promote community growth and well-being. As a whole, politics in Walden are focused on maintaining a safe and pleasant environment for everyone to live in.
The political climate in Walden, NY is leaning conservative.
Orange County, NY is leaning liberal. In Orange County, NY 49.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained narrowly Republican, 49.3% to 49.2%.
Orange county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Walden, NY is leaning conservative.
Orange County, New York is leaning liberal.
New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Walden, 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 Walden, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 515 contributions totaling $20,522 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 157 contributions totaling $11,271 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)