Tusten, NY is a small town with a population of about 3,000 people. It's quite rural and has a quaint atmosphere that many locals enjoy. Politics in Tusten are mostly focused on local issues that affect the people living there. The mayor is the main political representative for the town and works with a town council to make decisions that affect residents on things such as public safety, infrastructure projects, and encouraging economic growth within the community. Local elections take place every two years and residents are encouraged to vote to ensure their voice is heard in the decision-making process. Overall, politics in Tusten are local-focused and residents have an important role to play in ensuring their community remains vibrant and successful.
The political climate in Tusten, NY is somewhat conservative.
Sullivan County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Sullivan County, NY 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sullivan county remained moderately Republican, 53.9% to 44.7%.
Sullivan county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tusten, NY is somewhat conservative.
Sullivan County, New York is somewhat conservative.
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.
Tusten, New York: d r d d R r
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 Tusten, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 178 contributions totaling $8,312 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 108 contributions totaling $38,632 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $358 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)