The politics of 12307 Schenectady, NY are diverse and constantly evolving. The city is part of Albany County, which is represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by Democrat Paul D. Tonko. At the state level, the area is served by Senator Neil Breslin and Assembly member John T. McDonald III, both Democrats. On the local level, 12307 is represented on the City Council by Marion Porterfield, Council President Robert J. Mellow and council members Leesa Perazzo and Mark Blanchfield. Councilman Blanchfield was recently re-elected to a four-year term in November 2019. \nThe political scene in Schenectady also includes numerous civic organizations that promote various causes and regularly host events around town to educate residents about their rights as citizens of the U.S.. Additionally, there are several candidates running for office in 2020 who are hoping to make a positive difference in their community through collaborative efforts with other elected officials, businesses, and community members alike.
The political climate in Zip 12307 (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 12307 (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 12307 (Schenectady)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 82 contributions totaling $2,496 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)