The small town of Durham, NY is located in upstate New York and is home to approximately 2,500 people. It is a typical rural town with friendly neighbors, cozy homes, and lots of open space. Although Durham is a small community, they have a strong local political presence. The Town of Durham has several elected officials who represent their constituents and work for the betterment of the community as a whole. Those officials include the Town Supervisor, the Town Board members, and numerous volunteer residents that make up various committees such as the Planning Board and Zoning Board. These individuals strive to make sure that all voices are heard in regards to planning decisions, zoning regulations, budgeting, etc. All of these roles ensure that local politics are handled professionally and with respect for all involved. In spite of its small size, Durham is definitely an active and engaged community when it comes to politics.
The political climate in Zip 12422 (Durham, NY) is moderately conservative.
Greene County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Greene County, NY 41.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained very strongly Republican, 56.6% to 41.1%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12422 (Durham, NY) is moderately conservative.
Durham, New York is moderately conservative.
Greene County, New York is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Durham, 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 zip 12422 (Durham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $240 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $440 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)