Flanders, NY is a small town in upstate New York with a population of around 4,200 people. It has been part of Orange County since its incorporation in 1853, and its government is overseen by a Town Board made up of four elected members and the Town Supervisor. The board acts as the executive branch of local government while the county handles legislative duties. Local politics in Flanders have focused on fiscal responsibility and maintaining the rural character of the town while providing necessary services to its residents. In addition to this, recent efforts have been made to increase economic development and attract new businesses to the area. Flanders is also home to several state representatives who take an active role in advocating for their constituents’ needs in Albany. Overall, Flanders is known for its strong sense of community and local pride, making it an ideal place to live and work.
The political climate in Flanders, NY is leaning conservative.
Suffolk County, NY is leaning liberal. In Suffolk County, NY 49.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Suffolk county remained narrowly Republican, 49.3% to 49.3%.
Suffolk county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Flanders, NY is leaning conservative.
Suffolk 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.
Flanders, 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 Flanders, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,029 contributions totaling $279,153 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 361 contributions totaling $107,868 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $299 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)