Thomaston, NY is a small town located in upstate New York. It has a unique political system that has been in place for decades. Thomaston has an elected mayor and board of trustees who make decisions on the town's behalf. The board of trustees also serves as the legislative body of the town, with each member representing a different ward or constituency within Thomaston. The current mayor is Bob Smith, and he is supported by a diverse group of trustees from various backgrounds who work together to ensure that Thomaston remains a safe and prosperous community. Each board member serves for two-year terms, providing continuity to the town's politics. The citizens of Thomaston take their civic responsibility seriously and have regular elections to ensure that their voices are heard at the local level.
The political climate in Thomaston, NY is leaning liberal.
Nassau County, NY is somewhat liberal. In Nassau County, NY 54.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nassau county remained moderately Democratic, 54.1% to 44.6%.
Nassau county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Thomaston, NY is leaning liberal.
Nassau County, New York is somewhat 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.
Thomaston, 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 Thomaston, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,585 contributions totaling $2,219,472 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,067 contributions totaling $1,408,657 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $682 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)