Kerhonkson, NY is a small town located in Ulster County. It is home to a vibrant and engaged community of individuals who care deeply about the political process. In recent years, local elections have become increasingly competitive with candidates from both major parties vying for positions on the town council. The issues that often get discussed are those related to economic development, infrastructure improvements, and environmental concerns. Additionally, Kerhonkson residents take part in statewide initiatives and can be seen participating in debates and rallies for various causes. This engagement in the political process ensures that decisions made on behalf of the citizens of Kerhonkson are reflective of their values and interests.
The political climate in Zip 12446 (Kerhonkson, 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 12446 (Kerhonkson, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Kerhonkson, 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.
Kerhonkson, 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 12446 (Kerhonkson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 657 contributions totaling $35,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $4,993 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)