Nelsonville, NY is a small town located in the Hudson Valley region of New York State. It is known for its quaint atmosphere and rich history. Politically, Nelsonville is part of the Hudson Valley's 18th congressional district and is represented by Congresswoman Nita Lowey. The town is also governed by a mayor-council form of government, with a five-member board of trustees elected by the people. With an emphasis on fiscal responsibility and efficient government services, the board works to ensure that all residents have access to resources they need while protecting the environment and promoting economic growth. Through this system, Nelsonville has been able to provide a high quality of life for its citizens.
The political climate in Nelsonville, NY is leaning conservative.
Putnam County, NY is leaning conservative. In Putnam County, NY 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Putnam county remained moderately Republican, 53.1% to 45.3%.
Putnam county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nelsonville, NY is leaning conservative.
Putnam County, New York is leaning conservative.
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.
Nelsonville, 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 Nelsonville, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,446 contributions totaling $468,601 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $23,266 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $280 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)