The small town of 12306 Rotterdam, NY is a part of the Schenectady County region and is primarily a residential area. Although the population of 12306 Rotterdam is relatively small, it still has an active role in local politics. Every two years, residents of 12306 Rotterdam can participate in the elections to choose representatives for their local officials. The elected officials are responsible for making decisions that will impact the future of their community. Some of these decisions include how to allocate resources to best serve the needs of local businesses and residents, as well as setting tax rates and investing in infrastructure projects. It's also important for these elected representatives to stay abreast with current state laws that may affect 12306 Rotterdam citizens and businesses. By staying informed and making sure that their voices are heard, residents can ensure that their town remains a safe place to live with strong economic opportunities.
The political climate in Zip 12306 (Rotterdam, NY) is somewhat 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 12306 (Rotterdam, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Rotterdam, New York is somewhat 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.
Rotterdam, 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 12306 (Rotterdam)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 544 contributions totaling $24,430 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 233 contributions totaling $55,803 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)