The town of 12566 Pine Bush, NY is located in Ulster County and its political landscape is shaped by the local government body. The election of local officials helps to determine the direction of the town and the policies that are implemented. While there are no current candidates running in the area, residents should stay informed on political news and events to ensure that their voices are heard when it comes time to cast votes in upcoming elections. In addition to staying informed about issues that affect them locally, residents should also be mindful of state-level decisions which can have an impact on their lives as well. By engaging in conversations with their friends and family about politics, citizens can help build a stronger community that is more aware and responsive to changes in its environment.
The political climate in Zip 12566 (Pine Bush, NY) is leaning conservative.
Orange County, NY is leaning liberal. In Orange County, NY 49.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained narrowly Republican, 49.3% to 49.2%.
Orange county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12566 (Pine Bush, NY) is leaning conservative.
Pine Bush, New York is leaning conservative.
Orange County, New York is leaning liberal.
New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Pine Bush, New York: r R d d 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 12566 (Pine Bush)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 491 contributions totaling $24,287 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $12,516 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)