New Scotland, NY is a small town located in Albany County with a vibrant and active political scene. The population of New Scotland is about 11,000 residents who are actively engaged in the local politics. Local elections are hotly contested as candidates make their case to represent this diverse community. Issues discussed in debates are often centered around the best use of resources for schools, public safety, and quality of life. This has been exemplified recently by the passage of an ordinance for stronger gun control laws. Residents take pride in being involved and making sure their voices are heard on important issues that affect them. These discussions help shape the future of New Scotland and ensure that it remains a safe and prosperous place to live.
The political climate in New Scotland, NY is leaning liberal.
Albany County, NY is strongly liberal. In Albany County, NY 64.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Albany county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.6% to 33.1%.
Albany county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Scotland, NY is leaning liberal.
Albany County, New York is strongly liberal.
Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metro Area is somewhat 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.
New Scotland, 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 New Scotland, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12,290 contributions totaling $1,277,495 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,064 contributions totaling $345,740 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $325 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)