Saratoga Springs, NY is a city in Saratoga County located in upstate New York. The city has a vibrant political scene, with several local political parties and candidates striving to make a difference in the community. Locally elected officials are constantly working towards improving the quality of life for citizens, with initiatives such as creating affordable housing, increasing access to public transportation, and investing in infrastructure improvements. At both the county and state level, representatives from Saratoga Springs are committed to championing progressive policies that make positive impacts on constituents’ lives. Additionally, local activists often work together to voice their concerns about issues that affect the people of Saratoga Springs and promote effective change through advocacy campaigns and awareness raising activities. Saratoga Springs is an active part of the political landscape in New York State, where citizens are proud to be engaged in the democratic process.
The political climate in Saratoga Springs, NY is leaning liberal.
Saratoga County, NY is leaning liberal. In Saratoga County, NY 51.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saratoga county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.6% to 46.2%.
Saratoga county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Saratoga Springs, NY is leaning liberal.
Saratoga County, New York is leaning 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.
Saratoga Springs, New York: r r d d r 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 Saratoga Springs, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,975 contributions totaling $1,120,928 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,152 contributions totaling $562,983 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $489 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)