Greene, NY County is a largely rural area with a population of around 60,000 people. The county has long been known for its active political landscape, and voters here are passionate about their issues. Every election year, Greene residents come together to support their local candidates and voice their opinions on important matters. Local representatives such as county commissioners and state legislators are typically elected by the majority of votes in the area. These candidates often run on platforms that focus on improving public services, helping small businesses thrive, and ensuring an efficient government system. Additionally, much of the politics in Greene center around environmental initiatives as it sits within an area of New York State with many natural resources. Residents here recognize the importance of preserving these resources for future generations and thus take part in the political process to ensure this preservation occurs.
The political climate in Greene County, NY is somewhat conservative.
In Greene County, NY 41.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained very strongly Republican, 56.6% to 41.1%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Greene County, NY is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Greene, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Greene County, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,574 contributions totaling $315,185 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 584 contributions totaling $126,439 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)