Providence, NY is a small village located in the western part of the state. It is home to many families and businesses that make up its community. The village has a long history of political involvement, with citizens regularly taking part in local, state, and national elections. In recent years, the area has seen candidates from both major parties vying for various offices. Often times these campaigns are focused on issues that impact the community such as economic development, tax reform, healthcare access, and education funding. With its diverse population and wide range of interests, Providence has become an integral part of the statewide political landscape. Local candidates take their campaigns seriously and listen closely to what constituents have to say about their vision for the future of Providence.
The political climate in Providence, NY is leaning 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
Providence, NY is leaning 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.
Providence, 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 Providence, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 745 contributions totaling $25,501 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 107 contributions totaling $8,365 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)