Woodstock, NY is a small town nestled in the Catskills that is known for its natural beauty and vibrant music and art scenes. The town has a rich history of politics which dates back to the 19th century when it was an important agricultural center. As such, local politics are quite varied and often focused on issues related to preserving the rural character of the community, managing growth, and promoting social justice. Local residents have long been active in advocating for progressive principles and working to promote responsible environmental stewardship. Political candidates who have recently run for office in Woodstock include members of both major parties as well as independents. There are many opportunities for citizens to engage in local politics through events, campaigns, volunteering, petitions, and voting at all levels of government.
The political climate in Woodstock, NY is leaning liberal.
Ulster County, NY is moderately liberal. In Ulster County, NY 59.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ulster county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.5% to 38.6%.
Ulster county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Woodstock, NY is leaning liberal.
Ulster County, New York is moderately liberal.
Kingston 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.
Woodstock, 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 Woodstock, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25,646 contributions totaling $2,653,143 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,042 contributions totaling $205,215 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)