Windham, NY is a small town in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. It is known for its beautiful rural setting, outdoor activities, and friendly people who have a deep respect for the local history. Since Windham is such a small town, it does not have any organized political parties or representation on higher levels of government. However, the town’s residents are able to take action on various political issues they care about through voting in local elections. In these local elections, candidates run for office to represent the community’s interests in both Town Council meetings and Special District meetings. These elected officials are tasked with making important decisions that affect Windham’s future and its citizens. They work hard to ensure the citizens of Windham have access to quality services and continue to build upon their sense of community pride and solidarity.
The political climate in Windham, NY is somewhat conservative.
Greene County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Greene County, NY 41.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained very strongly Republican, 56.6% to 41.1%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Windham, NY is somewhat conservative.
Greene County, New York is somewhat 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.
Windham, New York: R R r R 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 Windham, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 173 contributions totaling $18,642 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $7,331 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)