Plattsburgh, NY is an up-and-coming city in New York State. With its proximity to Montreal, Canada, Plattsburgh has become a cultural center for the region. Politically, the city is home to both Democratic and Republican parties, with many local candidates running for office each election cycle. The annual elections bring together the citizens of Plattsburgh to make their voices heard and support those who will best represent their interests. Both parties are passionate about their causes and work hard to better the city through initiatives like economic development, public safety reforms, and neighborhood revitalization projects. Plattsburgh is proud of its vibrant political scene that helps keep the community connected to one another and engaged in making positive change for their future.
The political climate in Plattsburgh, NY is somewhat liberal.
Clinton County, NY is leaning liberal. In Clinton County, NY 51.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained moderately Democratic, 51.8% to 46.6%.
Clinton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plattsburgh, NY is somewhat liberal.
Clinton County, New York is leaning liberal.
Plattsburgh Metro Area 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.
Plattsburgh, 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 Plattsburgh, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,764 contributions totaling $157,720 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 291 contributions totaling $60,220 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)