Fultonville, NY is a small town located in the Upstate New York region. It is home to a diverse community of around 1,200 people and is governed by the town board of trustees. The town board of trustees consists of three members elected to two-year terms. These three trustees are responsible for overseeing all municipal operations and public policy decisions made on behalf of the residents of Fultonville. In addition to the board of trustees, local government also includes a mayor and four councilmembers that are elected to four-year terms. The mayor and councilmembers each serve on various committees that help determine how best to serve the residents and the greater Fultonville community. Every election cycle, local candidates run for seats on the board of trustees or mayor/council positions in order to ensure that their voice is heard in local decision making processes. Elections typically feature debates between candidates where they discuss their views on important issues within the community such as education, public safety, infrastructure, healthcare and economic development.
The political climate in Fultonville, NY is moderately conservative.
Montgomery County, NY is moderately conservative. In Montgomery County, NY 37.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.2% to 37.7%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fultonville, NY is moderately conservative.
Montgomery County, New York is moderately conservative.
Amsterdam Metro Area is moderately 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.
Fultonville, New York: d 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Fultonville, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $1,819 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $585 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)