Claverack, NY is a small town in upstate New York located about two hours north of the city of New York. It is a rural community with rolling hills and expansive farmland that has been an integral part of the state’s agricultural heritage. Politically, Claverack falls under the jurisdiction of Columbia County and is represented by a number of local officials including two County legislators, a county executive and various local representatives. The town also elects its own mayor as well as four trustees to form the town board. The current mayor is Shirley Acker who is committed to preserving Claverack's rural character while promoting responsible economic growth and development. Residents have also organized into various political action groups to ensure their voices are heard in the decision-making process. All these efforts come together to make sure that Claverack maintains its unique character and remains true to its roots while being proactive in planning for its future.
The political climate in Claverack, NY is leaning liberal.
Columbia County, NY is moderately liberal. In Columbia County, NY 57.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.2% to 40.6%.
Columbia county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Claverack, NY is leaning liberal.
Columbia County, New York is moderately liberal.
Hudson 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.
Claverack, 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 Claverack, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,330 contributions totaling $1,323,407 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 522 contributions totaling $109,011 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)