Wilmington, NY is a small town located in the Adirondack Mountains. It is a rural community that values its resources and traditions. The politics of Wilmington are rooted in these values and rely on collaboration between local government, businesses, and citizens to ensure the best outcomes for all involved. The local government is made up of elected officials who strive to create a safe and prosperous town. They focus on smart development that respects the environment while providing necessary services such as public safety, education, infrastructure improvements, and economic opportunities. There are various committees formed to engage citizens and stakeholders in decision making processes related to town politics. These committees provide a platform for people to share their concerns and ideas with their elected officials in order to create positive change for the future of Wilmington.
The political climate in Wilmington, NY is leaning conservative.
Essex County, NY is leaning liberal. In Essex County, NY 51.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Essex county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.6% to 46.6%.
Essex county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wilmington, NY is leaning conservative.
Essex County, New York is leaning 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.
Wilmington, New York: r r 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 Wilmington, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 427 contributions totaling $18,683 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $402 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)