The politics of Plattekill, NY are focused on supporting the local community. The town has elected officials that represent the people in all levels of government, from the county to the state level. There is a strong emphasis on building a safe and prosperous environment for everyone in the area, with an emphasis on education and public safety. The town is committed to ensuring its citizens have access to high quality services and programs that will benefit their overall wellbeing. Additionally, there are numerous efforts underway to foster economic growth and development within Plattekill. Local businesses are being supported through tax breaks and incentives, while new housing developments are also being constructed to ensure families have affordable options in which they can reside. Overall, Plattekill strives to be a vibrant community where everyone can prosper together.
The political climate in Plattekill, NY is leaning liberal.
Ulster County, NY is moderately liberal. In Ulster County, NY 59.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ulster county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.5% to 38.6%.
Ulster county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plattekill, NY is leaning liberal.
Ulster County, New York is moderately liberal.
Kingston Metro Area is moderately 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.
Plattekill, New York: d D D D D 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 Plattekill, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,362 contributions totaling $994,298 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 590 contributions totaling $155,918 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)