The town of 12473 Round Top, NY is a small community with a close-knit population. Despite its size, the people in Round Top take their local politics very seriously. The town elects a mayor and four city council members to represent the interests of the residents. These positions are highly contested, with candidates from different political backgrounds running for office in order to best serve the citizens of Round Top. Recently, there has been an emphasis on the importance of sustainability and environmental advocacy within local politics in Round Top as citizens have become increasingly aware of the global climate crisis and its impact on their lives. Various initiatives have been proposed to better the community's waste and energy management strategies. Residents are encouraged to stay up-to-date on local elections so that they can make informed decisions when casting their ballots.
The political climate in Zip 12473 (Round Top, NY) is moderately conservative.
Greene County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Greene County, NY 41.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained very strongly Republican, 56.6% to 41.1%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12473 (Round Top, NY) is moderately conservative.
Round Top, New York is moderately conservative.
Greene County, New York is somewhat 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.
Round Top, 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 12473 (Round Top)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $2,580 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $430 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $2,026 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)