Fulton, NY County is an active place for politics. The county has a variety of organizations and associations devoted to engaging citizens in the political process. Notable organizations that serve the county include Fulton County Citizens for Responsible Government, the Fulton County Democratic Committee, and the Fulton County Republican Committee. Additionally, local residents have access to a range of representatives in their state government who represent their interests at both local and state levels. These representatives are elected officials who work hard to ensure that their constituents' voices are heard in all decisions affecting the community. Through these efforts, local residents can contribute to shaping the future of their community while being informed about important developments in the political landscape.
The political climate in Fulton County, NY is strongly conservative.
In Fulton County, NY 33.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fulton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 33.4%.
Fulton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fulton County, NY is strongly conservative.
Gloversville Metro Area is strongly 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.
Fulton, 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 Fulton County, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,330 contributions totaling $55,814 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 310 contributions totaling $26,583 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)