12740 Grahamsville, NY is a small town located in Sullivan County. Although the population of this rural community may be on the smaller side, it still has active politics that play an important role in the local governance. Local political candidates are eager to serve their constituents and work hard to make sure that they have a voice at all levels of government. From school board elections to state and national legislative races, these candidates are engaged in advocating for the issues that matter to their communities. They also strive to ensure that economic development opportunities are being brought into town and that taxpayer funds are used responsibly. Through their commitment to public service, these grassroots leaders provide residents of Grahamsville with a powerful representation of their values in the halls of government.
The political climate in Zip 12740 (Grahamsville, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Sullivan County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Sullivan County, NY 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sullivan county remained moderately Republican, 53.9% to 44.7%.
Sullivan county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12740 (Grahamsville, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Grahamsville, New York is somewhat conservative.
Sullivan 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.
Grahamsville, New York: d 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 12740 (Grahamsville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 215 contributions totaling $8,765 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $3,120 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)