Zena, NY is a small town with a diverse population. It is home to many families and businesses that contribute to the overall economy of the town. Politically, Zena has been represented by a mixture of both Democratic and Republican candidates. Most recently, the community has been represented by Scott Smith and Kate Wilson, who have both served in local government for several years and have worked together to bring positive change to the town. They have focused on streamlining taxes, encouraging local businesses, and creating job opportunities for citizens. Both candidates are committed to keeping Zena an inclusive place where everyone feels welcome and valued regardless of political beliefs or backgrounds.
The political climate in Zena, NY is leaning liberal.
Ulster County, NY is moderately liberal. In Ulster County, NY 59.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ulster county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.5% to 38.6%.
Ulster county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zena, NY is leaning liberal.
Ulster County, New York is moderately liberal.
Kingston Metro Area is moderately 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.
Zena, 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 Zena, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,266 contributions totaling $749,607 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 440 contributions totaling $87,616 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)