Scotia, NY Voting


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The small town of Scotia, NY is a vibrant community with a strong sense of civic engagement. It is home to many engaged citizens who take an active role in politics and participate in local elections. Local government decisions are made by elected officials and representatives from the community, and public input is welcomed on all matters affecting the town. There are several political organizations that hold regular meetings to further engage citizens in the process of local government. These groups provide an excellent opportunity for residents to make their voices heard and stay informed about upcoming elections. With its diverse population and wide array of political viewpoints, Scotia is sure to remain an important part of New York’s political landscape for years to come.

The political climate in Scotia, NY is somewhat liberal.

Schenectady County, NY is somewhat liberal. In Schenectady County, NY 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.

In the last Presidential election, Schenectady county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.0%.
Schenectady county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.


The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index

Scotia, NY is somewhat liberal.


Schenectady County, New York is somewhat 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.

Scotia, 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 Scotia, NY

In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,552 contributions totaling $69,016 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.

In the last 4 years, there were 257 contributions totaling $38,746 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.

(source: Federal Election Commission)

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