The politics of the Glens Falls, NY Metro Area are shaped by a wide range of factors and individuals. The region is home to numerous local, state, and federal elected officials who serve the area's residents. Local issues in the area often focus on economic development, education, healthcare, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and environmental protection. These issues are addressed through bills introduced by legislators in Albany as well as initiatives put forward by the Town of Queensbury and other local entities. The area is also heavily involved in national elections and has become an increasingly important battleground for both major political parties. Political engagement among citizens is high in the region with frequent town hall meetings hosted to discuss current issues and organize grassroots campaigns to support candidates of their choice.
The political climate in Glens Falls Metro Area is leaning conservative.
In Glens Falls Metro Area 45.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Glens Falls metro area remained moderately Republican, 52.7% to 45.1%.
The Glens Falls metro area voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Glens Falls Metro Area is leaning 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.
Glens Falls, New York: R R d d 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Glens Falls Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,204 contributions totaling $512,026 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,527 contributions totaling $291,889 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)