The politics of Lake George, NY are largely focused on the issues that affect the local community. There have been many initiatives in recent years to improve education, infrastructure and economic opportunities. In addition, this small town has seen a growing focus on environmental protection and conservation efforts due to its close proximity to the Adirondack Mountains. Local government officials have worked to ensure that these areas are preserved for future generations. The local political landscape is also highly competitive, with several candidates vying for office in each election cycle. Many of these candidates are committed to improving the quality of life in Lake George by focusing on job growth, public safety and other important issues.
The political climate in Lake George, NY is leaning conservative.
Warren County, NY is leaning liberal. In Warren County, NY 48.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Warren county remained narrowly Republican, 49.0% to 48.8%.
Warren county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake George, NY is leaning conservative.
Warren County, New York is leaning liberal.
Glens Falls Metro Area is leaning 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.
Lake George, New York: r R d d 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 Lake George, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 614 contributions totaling $47,919 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 402 contributions totaling $112,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)