Rifton, NY is a small town located in the rolling hills of upstate New York. It is governed by a mayor and several city council members, who are all elected by the local citizens through democratic elections. The town is passionate about politics and community involvement, with many residents attending regular town hall meetings to voice their opinions on important issues. The political climate in Rifton is quite diverse, with different ideas being presented and discussed at these meetings. While there may be disagreements among some of the candidates and opinions expressed at times, one thing that all residents can agree on is that they want what’s best for their town. As such, they have come together to ensure a bright future for Rifton and its people.
The political climate in Rifton, 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
Rifton, 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.
Rifton, 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 Rifton, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,613 contributions totaling $518,821 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 203 contributions totaling $48,583 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)