Guilderland, New York is a town located in Albany County. It has a strong political presence with both the Republican and Democratic parties represented in its local government. In recent years, Guilderland has seen significant growth as both families and businesses have flocked to the area due to its relatively low taxes and great schools. For those interested in local politics, there are a number of opportunities to get involved and make an impact in the community. During elections, residents come out to vote for their preferred candidates on issues such as taxes, infrastructure improvements, environmental protection, economic development, healthcare access and more. Guilderland is proud of its democratic process which allows citizens to have their voices heard through ballot measures and debates among elected leaders. Regardless of political affiliation, all are welcomed in Guilderland and encouraged to engage with their local government in order to create positive change for years to come.
The political climate in Guilderland, 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
Guilderland, 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.
Guilderland, 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 Guilderland, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17,040 contributions totaling $1,559,749 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,823 contributions totaling $569,849 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $313 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)