Westport, NY is a small town located in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. It has a deep-rooted history that dates back to the early 19th century, and is home to many quaint shops, restaurants, and attractions. The political climate in Westport is quite diverse, with representation from both major parties. The local government is made up of five Town Board members who are elected by the people of Westport every two years. They work together to craft laws and regulations that keep the town running smoothly and serve its residents. Additionally, there are many active community groups and organizations that often weigh in on important issues facing Westport. The town also elects representatives for higher office such as state assemblyman, state senator, and even Congressperson from time to time. All these representatives work together to ensure that Westport maintains its unique charm while still managing to be an effective part of the larger New York political system.
The political climate in Westport, NY is leaning conservative.
Essex County, NY is leaning liberal. In Essex County, NY 51.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Essex county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.6% to 46.6%.
Essex county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Westport, NY is leaning conservative.
Essex County, New York is leaning 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.
Westport, New York: r r D D r 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 Westport, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,295 contributions totaling $107,474 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $75,934 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,309 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)