Caroline, NY is a small town located in the northern part of New York State with a population of around 4,000 people. The town is governed by the Caroline Town Board, which consists of five members elected to two-year terms. Each year, the residents of Caroline come together to elect their local representatives for the Town Board. In addition to the board members, Caroline also has town-wide elections for roles such as mayor and superintendent. These elections give citizens the chance to have a say in how their town is run and who will make decisions on important issues like education and public safety. Additionally, Caroline has an active and engaged citizenry that gets involved in local politics on a regular basis through events such as debates and forums where candidates can present their ideas on key issues facing the town. Overall, there is a strong sense of civic engagement in Caroline that helps keep its political climate healthy and vibrant.
The political climate in Caroline, NY is somewhat liberal.
Tompkins County, NY is very liberal. In Tompkins County, NY 73.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 24.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tompkins county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 73.5% to 24.3%.
Tompkins county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Caroline, NY is somewhat liberal.
Tompkins County, New York is very liberal.
Ithaca Metro Area is very 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.
Caroline, 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 Caroline, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29,617 contributions totaling $3,279,364 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 986 contributions totaling $217,673 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)