Delanson, NY is a small rural town located in Schenectady County. The town does not have its own municipal government, and instead relies on the county for local services. As such, the politics of Delanson are largely shaped by the decisions of Schenectady County's governing bodies. Politicians from both major parties run for office in the county, which affects the political landscape of Delanson as well. These politicians fight to pass legislation that will improve the lives of those living in Delanson and throughout the county, whether they be from a Democratic or Republican background. Through their efforts, these representatives ensure that all voices in Delanson are heard and considered when making decisions that affect our community.
The political climate in Delanson, NY is leaning conservative.
Schenectady County, NY is somewhat liberal. In Schenectady County, NY 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schenectady county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.0%.
Schenectady county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Delanson, NY is leaning conservative.
Schenectady County, New York is somewhat 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.
Delanson, 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 Delanson, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $5,337 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $6,535 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)