The 12305 Schenectady, NY area is served by local political candidates that work hard to address the needs of their constituents. These candidates are often involved in debates about local issues such as taxation, public safety, and education. In addition, they also strive for greater economic development in the area and focus on fostering job growth. As a part of this effort, they prioritize investment in infrastructure and community services to ensure all citizens have access to what they need for their everyday lives. The local government works closely with these elected officials to ensure that the laws and regulations governing the city are fair and effective. This helps create a more prosperous city for residents and businesses alike.
The political climate in Zip 12305 (Schenectady, NY) is moderately 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 12305 (Schenectady, NY) is moderately liberal.
Schenectady, New York is moderately 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.
Schenectady, 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 12305 (Schenectady)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 490 contributions totaling $72,884 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $5,395 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $284 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)