Napanoch, NY is a small town located in the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains in Ulster County. It is home to a diverse community of people including farmers, artisans, and other small business owners. Despite its small size, Napanoch's local politics are an important part of its culture and identity. The town elects a mayor and four trustees who serve on the Town Council. The Town Council is responsible for making decisions about local government, such as setting budgets and approving zoning laws. There are also many local political organizations that actively work to improve the lives of Napanoch residents by advocating for social justice initiatives, environmental protection, and economic development. Overall, politics in Napanoch play an essential role in maintaining the town's unique character and vibrant community spirit.
The political climate in Napanoch, NY is leaning liberal.
Ulster County, NY is moderately liberal. In Ulster County, NY 59.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ulster county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.5% to 38.6%.
Ulster county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Napanoch, NY is leaning liberal.
Ulster County, New York is moderately liberal.
Kingston Metro Area is moderately 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.
Napanoch, New York: d D D D D D
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 Napanoch, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $1,250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $625 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)