Whitehall, NY is a small town located in Washington County near the Vermont border. The town has a rich history and is home to a vibrant community of people who take great pride in their community and local politics. Over the years, Whitehall has had elected officials that have worked hard to ensure that the town remains a safe and welcoming place for all its citizens. The current mayor, James Allen, was elected in 2015 and is dedicated to making Whitehall a better place to live for everyone. He works with other elected officials such as the Town Supervisor Robert Young, Councilman Jeffrey Lenkowski, Deputy Supervisor Frank Thomas, and Town Clerk Darius Wagner on issues ranging from economic development to public safety. The Town Board also meets regularly to discuss pressing matters like infrastructure improvements or municipal services that will benefit everyone in Whitehall.
The political climate in Whitehall, NY is somewhat conservative.
Washington County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Washington County, NY 41.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.1%.
Washington county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Whitehall, NY is somewhat conservative.
Washington County, New York is somewhat conservative.
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.
Whitehall, 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 Whitehall, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 366 contributions totaling $39,492 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $2,404 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)