Germantown, NY is a small town located in Columbia County. It has a rich history and strong sense of community that makes it an ideal place to live. The town is governed by the Town Board, which consists of five elected officials. These officials are responsible for setting policies and making decisions that affect the lives of all citizens of Germantown. There are several local political issues that have been debated recently, such as taxes, public safety, education, infrastructure and economic development. Local candidates running for office have discussed these issues through public forums and debates in order to gain an understanding of how citizens feel about each topic. Political engagement is essential to the development of any town, especially one as small as Germantown, and it’s important to stay informed on local candidates and the issues they support in order to make sure your voice is heard when it comes time to vote.
The political climate in Germantown, NY is leaning liberal.
Columbia County, NY is moderately liberal. In Columbia County, NY 57.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.2% to 40.6%.
Columbia county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Germantown, NY is leaning liberal.
Columbia County, New York is moderately liberal.
Hudson 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.
Germantown, 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 Germantown, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,666 contributions totaling $305,382 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $25,366 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $423 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)