Rensselaerville, NY is a small town located in the Upstate New York region. Politically, it has long been a stronghold of progressive thinking and activism. The town's citizens have strong convictions when it comes to issues like public education, healthcare access, environmental protection and economic fairness. Elected officials are chosen based on their commitment to these values, creating a government that works to create meaningful progress for the people of Rensselaerville. Local political candidates are often held to higher standards than those who run for office elsewhere in the state, with residents expecting them to be honest and accountable representatives who will fight for social justice and change in the community.
The political climate in Rensselaerville, NY is leaning 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
Rensselaerville, NY is leaning 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.
Rensselaerville, 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 Rensselaerville, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,025 contributions totaling $51,523 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 137 contributions totaling $34,967 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)