Ellenville, NY is a small town located in the southern part of New York State. It is home to a diverse population and has a long history of political involvement. The local government consists of a mayor, four council members and several committees that work to improve the quality of life in Ellenville. In recent years, local elections have seen an increase in participation from all demographics as residents become more engaged in the decisions that affect their community. Candidates range from experienced politicians to newcomers with fresh ideas, giving voters an array of choices when it comes to choosing who will represent them in local politics. Residents are encouraged to get involved with the political process and ensure their voices are heard in decisions made by the Ellenville Town Council.
The political climate in Ellenville, NY is moderately liberal.
Ulster County, NY is moderately liberal. In Ulster County, NY 59.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ulster county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.5% to 38.6%.
Ulster county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ellenville, NY is moderately liberal.
Ulster County, New York is moderately liberal.
Kingston 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.
Ellenville, 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 Ellenville, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 224 contributions totaling $8,023 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $3,561 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)