The Kingston, NY Metro Area has a rich history of political activism and influence. While the population of the area is not particularly large, many residents are actively engaged in local politics and regularly vote in elections. The city is governed by a mayor-council system with elected officials who represent the interests of citizens from all walks of life. Local political candidates for office come from a variety of backgrounds and ideologies, all hoping to make a difference in their community. In recent years there has been a focus on environmental protection, public safety, infrastructure development, and economic initiatives. Residents have an opportunity to make their voices heard at the ballot box, ensuring that their representatives are held accountable for their actions.
The political climate in Kingston Metro Area is moderately liberal.
In Kingston Metro Area 59.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Kingston metro area remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.5% to 38.6%.
The Kingston metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kingston Metro Area is moderately 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.
Kingston, 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 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Kingston Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30,118 contributions totaling $3,180,066 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,899 contributions totaling $289,564 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)