Troy, NY is a vibrant city in upstate New York with a rich history and culture. Its politics are highly diverse, representing the interests of all its citizens. The City Council is elected by the residents of Troy and they work together to make decisions that serve the best interests of the entire community. There are various local political organizations advocating for different issues such as education, job growth, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and environmental protection. Additionally, there are political action committees which focus on specific initiatives for civic engagement and policy change. The people of Troy also come together to engage in local politics by attending town hall meetings and participating in citizen-led movements that center around social justice, economic development, and other critical issues facing their community.
The political climate in Troy, NY is somewhat liberal.
Rensselaer County, NY is leaning liberal. In Rensselaer County, NY 51.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rensselaer county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.6% to 46.0%.
Rensselaer county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Troy, NY is somewhat liberal.
Rensselaer 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.
Troy, New York: d d 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 Troy, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,809 contributions totaling $271,650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 493 contributions totaling $80,972 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)