Deposit, NY is a small town located in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains. It has a long and proud history of being an independent and self-sufficient community. Despite its size, Deposit is still heavily involved in local politics. There are many organizations and political parties that participate in shaping the policies and direction of the town. Residents have their own views on how to best move forward and strive to make their voices heard. The town also elects leaders from all backgrounds who have various opinions on how to best serve the people of Deposit. Citizens take part in activities such as voting, attending public hearings, and engaging with their local political representatives to ensure that their interests are accurately represented in government decision making. With its strong sense of community, Deposit continues to be an important example of small-town politics at work.
The political climate in Deposit town (Delaware County), 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
Deposit town (Delaware County), 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.
Deposit town (Delaware County), 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 Deposit town (Delaware County), NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 400 contributions totaling $8,967 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 107 contributions totaling $9,320 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)