12053 Delanson, NY is a small rural community located in Schenectady County. Politically, its residents are mainly affiliated with the Republican Party, though there is a small base of Democrats and Independents as well. The local government has three main branches - the Town Supervisor, Town Council and Town Clerk - with each one responsible for establishing and enforcing laws, upholding resident rights and providing essential services to the community. During elections, residents come together to choose their local representatives who will serve their interests and create an atmosphere of inclusivity and prosperity. Despite its small size, 12053 Delanson plays an important role in shaping regional politics by electing candidates that represent the values of its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 12053 (Delanson, NY) is leaning liberal.
Schenectady County, NY is somewhat liberal. In Schenectady County, NY 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schenectady county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.0%.
Schenectady county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12053 (Delanson, NY) is leaning liberal.
Delanson, New York is leaning liberal.
Schenectady County, New York is somewhat liberal.
Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Delanson, 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 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 12053 (Delanson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $5,337 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $6,535 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)