Martinsburg, NY is a small town located in the Hudson Valley of New York State. It is known for its peaceful atmosphere and many outdoor attractions. Politics in Martinsburg are relatively low key and non-confrontational. There are no local political candidates as all municipal offices, such as City Council and Mayor, are filled through appointments from the Town Board. The Town Board is responsible for making decisions related to the general welfare of the community and providing guidance on municipal policy. The Town Board is also responsible for overseeing budgeting, authorizing departmental expenditures, and approving contracts between the City of Martinsburg and outside organizations or vendors.
The political climate in Martinsburg, NY is strongly conservative.
Lewis County, NY is very conservative. In Lewis County, NY 29.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lewis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 29.5%.
Lewis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Martinsburg, NY is strongly conservative.
Lewis County, New York is very 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.
Martinsburg, 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 Martinsburg, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 134 contributions totaling $7,522 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $8,988 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)