Broadalbin, NY is a small town in upstate New York that is known for its beautiful nature and low population. It has a town board of elected officials who are responsible for the governance of the town. The town board includes five members who are elected at-large by popular vote for two year terms. They work together to make decisions on important matters such as public safety, infrastructure, economic development, taxation, and other issues that arise in the local community. Broadalbin also has a Mayor who is selected by the Board from among its members every two years. The Mayor chairs meetings, sets agendas, works with the Town Board to pass legislation and oversee budgets. The City Council consists of six members who also serve two-year terms and are elected by popular vote along with the mayor. In addition to working with the town board to create policy initiatives and regulations, they hold public hearings and are active in their local communities. As Broadalbin continues to grow as a small rural community, it is important that political decisions reflect the interests of its citizens.
The political climate in Broadalbin, NY is strongly conservative.
Fulton County, NY is strongly conservative. In Fulton County, NY 33.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fulton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 33.4%.
Fulton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Broadalbin, NY is strongly conservative.
Fulton County, New York is strongly conservative.
Gloversville Metro Area is strongly 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.
Broadalbin, 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 Broadalbin, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,050 contributions totaling $40,441 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 404 contributions totaling $48,254 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)