Mechanicstown, NY is a small town located in the northeast of the United States. Although it is a relatively small town in terms of population, Mechanicstown is no stranger to politics. The local government, consisting of the Town Council and Mayor, are actively involved in the daily operations of the community. Issues such as taxation, public safety, and infrastructure development are all discussed and voted on by the Town Council. Along with this, there are a few local political candidates running for office this year who have promised to bring fresh ideas and new perspectives to the town's governance. These candidates have vowed to focus on improving education quality, creating jobs, and finding ways to reduce taxes for residents within Mechanicstown. Through their campaigns they hope to build upon the current successes and tackle any issues that may arise in order for Mechanicstown to remain safe and prosperous.
The political climate in Mechanicstown, NY is leaning liberal.
Orange County, NY is leaning liberal. In Orange County, NY 49.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained narrowly Republican, 49.3% to 49.2%.
Orange county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mechanicstown, NY is leaning liberal.
Orange County, New York is leaning liberal.
New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Mechanicstown, 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 Mechanicstown, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,356 contributions totaling $76,486 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 124 contributions totaling $20,130 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)