Northumberland, NY is a small town in upstate New York. Its politics are largely determined by its local government, which is run by a mayor and board of trustees. The mayor and trustees are elected by the town's population to serve four-year terms, and they are responsible for making decisions about issues such as taxation, infrastructure, anti-discrimination initiatives, and public safety. The board of trustees is composed of representatives from the various neighborhoods in Northumberland, who are also elected by the town's residents. This ensures that all voices in the community have an opportunity to be heard. Additionally, Northumberland holds regular public meetings so that citizens can weigh in on important issues facing their community. All in all, politics in Northumberland aim to create a safe and vibrant community that meets the needs of its people.
The political climate in Northumberland, NY is somewhat conservative.
Saratoga County, NY is leaning liberal. In Saratoga County, NY 51.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saratoga county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.6% to 46.2%.
Saratoga county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Northumberland, NY is somewhat conservative.
Saratoga County, New York is leaning liberal.
Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Northumberland, New York: r r d d r d
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 Northumberland, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,133 contributions totaling $1,085,314 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,024 contributions totaling $543,108 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $530 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)