The politics in 12407 Ashland, NY are largely dictated by the local government and its representatives. The small town is governed by a mayor and town board members, who are elected by the residents of Ashland. In addition to these officials, there are also state representatives who serve as advocates for the community at large. These politicians work hard to ensure that all the citizens of Ashland receive fair and equal representation, no matter what their political affiliation may be. The local government works hard to protect the rights of its citizens and provides them with resources to ensure their quality of life is maintained. Through regular meetings and public forums, community members can stay informed about important political decisions being made in their area. This helps keep everyone up to date on how their representatives are tackling issues that affect them.
The political climate in Zip 12407 (Ashland, NY) is moderately conservative.
Greene County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Greene County, NY 41.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained very strongly Republican, 56.6% to 41.1%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12407 (Ashland, NY) is moderately conservative.
Ashland, New York is moderately conservative.
Greene County, New York is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Ashland, New York: R 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 12407 (Ashland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $955 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)