The Plattsburgh, NY Metro Area is an important political hub in the region. Political topics are discussed frequently in the region, especially during election season. The area is served by a variety of elected officials at every level of government, from local city or town council members to state senators and representatives in Albany. As well as being home to a number of major political institutions such as SUNY Plattsburgh and Clinton Community College, the area is also home to many influential citizens who have gone on to serve in Congress or other high-ranking positions within New York State government. For this reason, it is essential for local residents to stay informed about current issues and take part in the civic process by voting and engaging with their representatives.
The political climate in Plattsburgh Metro Area is leaning liberal.
In Plattsburgh Metro Area 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, the Plattsburgh metro area remained moderately Democratic, 51.8% to 46.6%.
The Plattsburgh metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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 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 Plattsburgh Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,706 contributions totaling $286,559 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 601 contributions totaling $118,498 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)