Brant Lake, located in Hamilton County, New York, is a small town that takes pride in its tight-knit community. The town is home to about 412 people and there are several local businesses that serve the needs of the residents. The town is overseen by a Town Board which consists of five members who are elected to two year terms. Elections for the Town Board occur every even numbered year and many candidates run for these positions due to their desire to lead the town with responsible and forward-thinking policies. In recent years, there has been a growing interest amongst residents to become more involved in local politics and the Town Board serves as an excellent entry point into that arena for many people. With its commitment to community and local growth, Brant Lake is sure to continue having vibrant and productive political discussions in the future.
The political climate in Zip 12815 (Brant Lake, NY) is leaning conservative.
Warren County, NY is leaning liberal. In Warren County, NY 48.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Warren county remained narrowly Republican, 49.0% to 48.8%.
Warren county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12815 (Brant Lake, NY) is leaning conservative.
Brant Lake, New York is leaning conservative.
Warren County, New York is leaning liberal.
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.
Brant Lake, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 12815 (Brant Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 99 contributions totaling $10,455 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $1,220 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)