The politics in 13731 Andes, NY is a reflection of the local community. The small town is represented by officials who prioritize the needs and concerns of its citizens. The local government takes an active approach to protecting the safety of residents, promoting sustainable economic growth, and preserving the natural beauty of the area. Elections are held every two years to decide which candidates will represent 13731 Andes in different roles from mayor to council members. During these elections, candidates run on platforms that focus on improving the quality of life for all residents such as public transportation, affordable housing, and education reform. Local organizations also play an important role in advocating for policy initiatives and ensuring that those elected are truly representing their constituents’ interests.
The political climate in Zip 13731 (Andes, NY) is moderately conservative.
Delaware County, NY is moderately conservative. In Delaware County, NY 39.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained very strongly Republican, 58.1% to 39.7%.
Delaware county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 13731 (Andes, NY) is moderately conservative.
Andes, New York is moderately conservative.
Delaware County, New York is moderately 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.
Andes, 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 13731 (Andes)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 228 contributions totaling $7,513 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $645 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)