Sloan, NY is a small community in the Hudson Valley region of New York State. While it doesn't have a large population, it still has an active political climate. The city is served by the local government, as well as the county and state governments which oversee many aspects of Sloan's daily operations. Every year, local residents have the opportunity to participate in elections and make their voices heard in topics such as taxation, public services and more. In recent years there has been an increased focus on environmental protection laws and policies with numerous initiatives being undertaken by both local and state politicians. The town also has a strong presence on social media platforms to keep citizens informed of current political issues and help them stay engaged with their local leaders.
The political climate in Sloan, NY is somewhat liberal.
Erie County, NY is somewhat liberal. In Erie County, NY 56.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Erie county remained strongly Democratic, 56.5% to 41.7%.
Erie county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sloan, NY is somewhat liberal.
Erie County, New York is somewhat liberal.
Buffalo-Cheektowaga 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.
Sloan, 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 Sloan, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 304 contributions totaling $14,175 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $15,833 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $377 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)