Walton, NY (13856) is a small town located in the upstate region of New York. It is a tight-knit community that takes pride in its local government and political participation. The town is served by a mayor, four trustees, and other elected officials who work hard to ensure the best interests of Walton are kept at the forefront. Residents of Walton are passionate about civic engagement and often take part in local events such as elections and public meetings. The small-town atmosphere also encourages political discourse among residents, who often share their opinions on the current issues facing their town. Overall, politics in Walton is an integral part of life and serves to keep the town's residents informed and engaged with their local government.
The political climate in Zip 13856 (Walton, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Delaware County, NY is moderately conservative. In Delaware County, NY 39.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained very strongly Republican, 58.1% to 39.7%.
Delaware county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 13856 (Walton, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Walton, New York is somewhat conservative.
Delaware County, New York is moderately 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.
Walton, 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 13856 (Walton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 66 contributions totaling $26,369 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $400 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $7,900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $608 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)