Bennington, NY is a small town located in upstate New York. It is home to around 2,200 people and has a long history of being a politically engaged community. The citizens of Bennington take the local politics very seriously, as evidenced by the numerous public meetings held throughout the year to discuss important issues facing the town. There are several political organizations in Bennington that work to help shape the future of the town. The most notable of these are the Bennington Political Action Committee (BPAC) and the Bennington County Democratic Committee (BCDC). Both organizations work diligently to ensure that their members’ voices are heard at all levels of government and advocate for progressive policies in Bennington. Additionally, there are many individuals in Bennington that are active in local politics, whether it be running for office or volunteering on campaigns. Local elections often become heated as candidates battle it out to represent their constituents and further their vision for Bennington's future. All told, politics plays an important role in the life of most people living in Bennington, NY.
The political climate in Bennington, NY is strongly conservative.
Wyoming County, NY is very conservative. In Wyoming County, NY 26.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wyoming county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.5% to 26.1%.
Wyoming county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bennington, NY is strongly conservative.
Wyoming County, New York is very conservative.
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.
Bennington, New York: R R R R R R
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 Bennington, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,229 contributions totaling $43,523 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 180 contributions totaling $18,105 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)