Ballston Spa, NY is a small town located in Saratoga County. It is a vibrant and diverse community with a population of approximately 5,000 people. Ballston Spa has a rich history and is known for its quaint downtown area filled with antique shops, restaurants, and historic sites. Politically, Ballston Spa is run by local elected officials from both major political parties. These officials work together to ensure that the residents of the town have access to quality public services and resources. The town also prides itself on having an open dialogue about current issues in the community, encouraging residents to participate in local elections and become involved in local politics. Overall, Ballston Spa maintains strong ties between government officials and citizens, which helps maintain strong democratic values within the community.
The political climate in Ballston Spa, NY is leaning liberal.
Saratoga County, NY is leaning liberal. In Saratoga County, NY 51.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saratoga county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.6% to 46.2%.
Saratoga county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ballston Spa, NY is leaning liberal.
Saratoga County, New York is leaning liberal.
Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Ballston Spa, 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 Ballston Spa, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,636 contributions totaling $122,368 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 492 contributions totaling $58,754 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)