Galway, NY is a small town located in the southwestern part of Saratoga County. The town has a population of about 4000 people and is governed by an elected Town Board consisting of four members. Local elections are held every two years, and the Town Board members are responsible for setting local policy, attending meetings, and overseeing budgets. Among the major issues facing Galway are managing growth in the region, maintaining adequate infrastructure, supporting economic development initiatives, and preserving open space. As part of its commitment to serve residents, the town board has focused on creating an environment that encourages businesses to set up shop in the area while also protecting residents from overdevelopment. Residents also have had input into developing recreational opportunities in the area as well as working with local organizations to ensure that Galway remains a vibrant community for all.
The political climate in Galway, 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
Galway, 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.
Galway, 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 Galway, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,692 contributions totaling $112,212 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 627 contributions totaling $78,960 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)