Amsterdam, New York is a city located in Montgomery County. It is a small community with a population of around 19,000 people, according to the most recent US Census data. The city is known for being a hub of cultural diversity and history, having been settled by German settlers more than two centuries ago. Politically speaking, Amsterdam is part of the 21st Congressional District of New York State, represented by Congressman Paul Tonko. At the state level, Amsterdam is part of the 105th Assembly District and Senator George Amedore Jr.'s 46th Senate District. Local representatives for these positions are elected from within the city of Amsterdam. Politically active citizens within Amsterdam have access to several organizations such as the Montgomery County Democratic Committee or Republican Committee which help citizens further engage in local politics and make their opinions heard.
The political climate in Amsterdam, NY is leaning conservative.
Montgomery County, NY is moderately conservative. In Montgomery County, NY 37.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.2% to 37.7%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Amsterdam, NY is leaning conservative.
Montgomery County, New York is moderately conservative.
Amsterdam Metro Area is moderately conservative.
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.
Amsterdam, New York: d 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Amsterdam, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 564 contributions totaling $26,655 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 282 contributions totaling $41,376 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)