Walton, NY is a small town with a population of around 8,000 people. It is located in Upstate New York and has a government composed of a mayor and 4 town council members. The town is politically divided, as the local politics are often hotly contested. Each election cycle brings out passionate supporters for each candidate as they vie to influence policy decisions regarding the town's issues such as infrastructure development, economic growth, public safety, and environmental protection. Every four years, residents come together to decide who will lead their community and make sure that Walton retains its friendly atmosphere. With so much at stake every election cycle, it is no surprise that politics in Walton run deep and passionate.
The political climate in Walton, NY is somewhat conservative.
Delaware County, NY is moderately conservative. In Delaware County, NY 39.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained very strongly Republican, 58.1% to 39.7%.
Delaware county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Walton, NY is somewhat conservative.
Delaware County, New York is moderately 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.
Walton, New York: R R r r 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 Walton, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 132 contributions totaling $52,738 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $400 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $15,800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $608 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)