Day, NY is a small town in the rural outskirts of the state, nestled in between rolling green hills and winding rivers. It is home to a tight-knit community that values its independence and embodies a sense of pride. Politics in Day are heavily influenced by the values held by the local population. Residents have elected representatives from both major parties to serve on their Town Council who make decisions that affect their day-to-day lives. Issues such as taxation, infrastructure improvements, zoning changes, and public safety are all decided upon by this body, with the support of local citizens. The Town Council also works closely with state legislators to ensure that Day's interests are represented at all levels of government. As small towns like Day continue to grow in population and influence, it is important for residents to keep track of developments in local politics and remain involved in shaping their future.
The political climate in Day, 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
Day, 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.
Day, 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 Day, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,525 contributions totaling $7,869 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $5 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $8,094 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)