The town of Hudson Falls, NY is a small community located in upstate New York. It has a population of approximately 8,000 people and is part of Washington County. Politically, the town tends to lean more conservatively but there are still some progressive voices that can be heard in the local politics. Local citizens have the opportunity to vote for their representatives at both the state and federal levels. In recent years, state representatives from this area have been Republican while those representing in Congress have been Democrats. There are many candidates who run for office representing various beliefs and ideologies and it is up to the citizens to decide who they believe will best represent them. The town also holds local elections from time-to-time for mayor, board members, and other positions that help govern the day-to-day operations of the city. These elections give citizens an opportunity to make their voice heard and help shape the future of Hudson Falls.
The political climate in Zip 12839 (Hudson Falls, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Washington County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Washington County, NY 41.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.1%.
Washington county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12839 (Hudson Falls, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Hudson Falls, New York is somewhat conservative.
Washington County, New York is somewhat conservative.
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.
Hudson 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 12839 (Hudson Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 116 contributions totaling $3,344 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $2,916 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)