Salt Point, NY is a small village located in Dutchess County. Even though the population of this small town is relatively low, its politics are still important to the residents. Local elections are held every year for positions such as mayor, council members, and other essential roles. In these elections, Salt Point residents have the chance to vote for candidates who they feel will best serve their community and represent them fairly. Additionally, many citizens of Salt Point take part in local political organizations and advocacy groups that work towards making positive changes throughout the county. By doing so, they ensure that their voices are heard and their concerns are addressed at all levels of government.
The political climate in Salt Point, NY is leaning conservative.
Dutchess County, NY is somewhat liberal. In Dutchess County, NY 53.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dutchess county remained moderately Democratic, 53.9% to 44.3%.
Dutchess county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Salt Point, NY is leaning conservative.
Dutchess County, New York is somewhat liberal.
New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Salt Point, New York: r r 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 Salt Point, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 92 contributions totaling $30,737 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $334 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $6,465 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)