Coeymans, NY is a small town located in Albany County with a population of approximately 4,000 people. Though the population of Coeymans is not large, its politics are vibrant and engaging. The local community participates in a variety of political activities ranging from attending public meetings to participating in local elections. The town has two main political parties; the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. Each party works diligently throughout the year to engage citizens by hosting events, meetings and fundraisers to support their respective candidates for municipal office positions. Additionally, candidates from both parties are elected annually to serve on the Town Board and work on behalf of residents to promote positive policies that benefit the community. Overall, Coeymans' politics are actively involved in creating an engaged environment for all citizens living in this quaint town.
The political climate in Coeymans, NY is somewhat liberal.
Albany County, NY is strongly liberal. In Albany County, NY 64.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Albany county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.6% to 33.1%.
Albany county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Coeymans, NY is somewhat liberal.
Albany County, New York is strongly 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.
Coeymans, 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 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 Coeymans, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,022 contributions totaling $81,742 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 173 contributions totaling $43,306 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)