The politics of 12419 Cottekill, NY are mainly centered around local issues and leadership. The town is part of the larger Ulster County region, and has a strong representation in the state legislature. There have been several local initiatives in recent years to address issues facing the town, such as economic development, infrastructure improvements and environmental protection. Local government meetings are held regularly to discuss matters that affect the community. In order to participate in local politics, residents must be registered voters in the area and attend primary elections when choosing candidates for local office positions. Recent elections have seen strong participation from voters who express their opinions on important issues facing the town. Through participating in local politics, residents have the opportunity to help shape their community's future and ensure it remains a desirable place to live for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 12419 (Cottekill, NY) is somewhat 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
Zip 12419 (Cottekill, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Cottekill, New York is somewhat 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.
Cottekill, 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 12419 (Cottekill)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 87 contributions totaling $5,196 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $1,055 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)