Bellmont, NY is a small city located in the northeast region of the United States. It has a strong and vibrant political culture with many active members of the community involved in policy-making and decision-making. The local government consists of a mayor, council members, and various boards and commissions which handle specific matters such as education, public safety, public works, and finance. There is a lot of diversity within the political landscape of Bellmont as there are multiple parties that have seats on city council such as Democratic, Republican, Green Party and Independent. Additionally, there are several organizations that advocate for different causes such as environmental protection or food justice. These groups host events such as debates or rallies to encourage citizens to get involved in the democratic process. Bellmont also has its own newspaper which covers local politics on a regular basis and provides updates on what is happening in town. Overall, Bellmont has an active political climate that encourages citizens to get involved in their community’s decisions and policies.
The political climate in Bellmont, NY is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, NY is leaning conservative. In Franklin County, NY 48.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained narrowly Republican, 50.2% to 48.0%.
Franklin county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bellmont, NY is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, New York is leaning conservative.
Malone 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.
Bellmont, New York: d d 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 Bellmont, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 777 contributions totaling $22,117 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $8,172 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)