The small town of Copake, NY (zip code 12516) is located in Columbia County. It has a rich history and strong community spirit. The town has a strong political presence, with local elections held every two years for various positions such as town supervisor and board member. The political discourse in Copake is largely centered around issues of local importance such as economic development, education, public safety and infrastructure. Most recently, the town has drawn attention for its efforts to build a new library and revitalize downtown area. Residents are passionate about protecting the environment by limiting the amount of pollution produced by businesses in the area. There is also a commitment to preserving agricultural heritage through land protection initiatives like conservation easements and tax abatements for farming families. Overall, politics in Copake are driven by a desire to maintain its rural character and promote the well-being of its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 12516 (Copake, NY) is leaning liberal.
Columbia County, NY is moderately liberal. In Columbia County, NY 57.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.2% to 40.6%.
Columbia county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12516 (Copake, NY) is leaning liberal.
Copake, New York is leaning liberal.
Columbia County, New York is moderately liberal.
Hudson 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.
Copake, 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 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 12516 (Copake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 314 contributions totaling $35,544 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $2,850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)