Ulster, NY is a quiet and picturesque town in upstate New York. It has a strong sense of community, with many people who have lived there for generations. One of the most important aspects of life in Ulster is its local politics. The local government works hard to ensure that the needs of residents are met, from maintaining infrastructure to providing services such as rubbish collection and transportation. There are several political candidates from Ulster vying for office this upcoming election, including both incumbents and newcomers. All of them share a commitment to upholding the values that make Ulster such an attractive place to live: fiscal responsibility, environmental stewardship, and social justice. While each candidate has their own unique ideas about how to best serve the community, they all agree on one thing: keeping Ulster safe, prosperous, and beautiful for years to come.
The political climate in Ulster, NY is somewhat 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
Ulster, NY is somewhat 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.
Ulster, 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 Ulster, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33,263 contributions totaling $2,443,204 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,167 contributions totaling $411,228 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)