Kinderhook, NY is a small town located in Columbia County, home to approximately 8,300 residents. As a rural area, the town has a great sense of community and local pride that is reflected in its political landscape. The Town Board consists of five elected officials responsible for enacting laws and managing the budget for the benefit of its citizens. Residents also elect members to serve on a variety of committees such as the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals. Kinderhook's politics are largely driven by local issues such as property taxes, school funding and infrastructure improvements, which resonates with many citizens who value tradition and keeping their town strong.
The political climate in Kinderhook, NY is leaning liberal.
Columbia County, NY is moderately liberal. In Columbia County, NY 57.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.2% to 40.6%.
Columbia county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kinderhook, NY is leaning liberal.
Columbia County, New York is moderately liberal.
Hudson Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Kinderhook, New York: d d D D d D
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 Kinderhook, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,174 contributions totaling $1,463,818 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 955 contributions totaling $320,354 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $335 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)