Clifton Park is a town located in Saratoga County, New York. It is home to many businesses, schools, and plenty of recreational activities for people to enjoy. Politically, Clifton Park has a strong presence of both Democrats and Republicans. It is represented by a variety of state legislators that are elected on an annual basis. The local government works hard to ensure that the town remains safe and prosperous through implementing laws and regulations that keep Clifton Park a great place to live. Residents in this area are encouraged to take part in the political process by attending town hall meetings, casting their ballots on election day, and staying informed about the latest political news within the town limits.
The political climate in Clifton Park, NY is leaning conservative.
Saratoga County, NY is leaning liberal. In Saratoga County, NY 51.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saratoga county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.6% to 46.2%.
Saratoga county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clifton Park, NY is leaning conservative.
Saratoga County, New York is leaning liberal.
Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Clifton Park, New York: r r d d r 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 Clifton Park, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,972 contributions totaling $584,394 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,046 contributions totaling $313,897 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)