Valatie, NY is a small rural village located in Columbia County. Although the population of Valatie is not particularly large, the village has a strong sense of community and local politics are an important part of life here. The Village Board is responsible for making decisions that affect the day-to-day operations and quality of life in Valatie. Every two years, members of the community come together to vote for their local candidates who will represent them on the board. It's important for residents to be informed about all the political candidates so they can make an educated decision when it comes time to cast their ballots. The Valatie Board works hard to ensure that all residents have access to resources and services that improve their quality of life. With efforts from both elected officials and citizens, Valatie remains a vibrant place to call home.
The political climate in Valatie, NY is leaning liberal.
Columbia County, NY is moderately liberal. In Columbia County, NY 57.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.2% to 40.6%.
Columbia county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Valatie, NY is leaning liberal.
Columbia County, New York is moderately liberal.
Hudson Metro Area is moderately 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.
Valatie, 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 Valatie, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,426 contributions totaling $440,306 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 291 contributions totaling $100,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $344 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)