Hamden, NY is a small town located in the Northeastern region of the United States. It has an estimated population of approximately 500 people and is largely residential. The local political scene in Hamden is relatively quiet and generally non-controversial. Most local government decisions are uncontested by major candidates or parties and are instead decided by a small number of citizens who attend public meetings to discuss issues such as zoning, infrastructure development, and public safety. There are few major political candidates from Hamden that run for office on a regular basis, so it is up to the people of the town to choose who they feel best represents their interests. In general, the citizens of Hamden have a strong sense of civic duty and take an active role in protecting their community’s interests through voting and participating at local government meetings.
The political climate in Hamden, NY is moderately conservative.
Delaware County, NY is moderately conservative. In Delaware County, NY 39.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained very strongly Republican, 58.1% to 39.7%.
Delaware county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hamden, NY is moderately conservative.
Delaware County, New York is moderately conservative.
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.
Hamden, New York: R R r r R R
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 Hamden, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 562 contributions totaling $66,661 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 104 contributions totaling $19,923 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)