Minisink, NY is a small community located in Orange County. It is largely rural and has a population of about 5,500 people. Although it may be small, the town is involved in local politics. Minisink holds regular town meetings where citizens can come together to discuss their concerns and ideas for the town's future. Local officials work hard to ensure that the needs of the citizens are met and that everyone's voice is heard. The town council is made up of members from various backgrounds and they work together to create policies for the betterment of Minisink. Furthermore, there are many opportunities for residents to get involved in local politics, such as running for office or attending events held by local organizations. By staying informed and active in local politics, Minisink citizens can help ensure a bright future for their community.
The political climate in Minisink, NY is somewhat conservative.
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
Minisink, NY is somewhat conservative.
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.
Minisink, 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 Minisink, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,523 contributions totaling $79,806 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 169 contributions totaling $23,645 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)