Hancock, NY is a small rural town in Delaware County. The town's politics are largely based on the values of its community. Local issues such as school funding and road maintenance are important topics for Hancock residents. The Town Board is comprised of elected officials who serve two-year terms and work to represent the interests of the community. Several advocacy groups and other organizations also work to ensure that Hancock remains a safe and healthy place to live, providing support and resources to local residents. With its strong sense of civic engagement, Hancock has always been an engaged community in local politics. Residents are passionate about democracy, actively participating in local elections and advocating for change to improve the quality of life for all citizens living in Hancock.
The political climate in Hancock, NY is somewhat 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
Hancock, NY is somewhat 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.
Hancock, 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 Hancock, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 515 contributions totaling $52,868 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $23,154 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $406 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)