In 12601 Poughkeepsie, NY, politics can be a hot topic of conversation. The area is represented in local government and in the State Legislature by representatives from both the Democratic and Republican parties. As an important part of New York’s Hudson Valley region, the area is home to many passionate individuals who actively participate in state and local politics. Important topics of discussion often include education, infrastructure, public safety, economic development, healthcare reform and environmental protection. Residents of the area have a vested interest in advocating for their community in all areas of policy-making on both the local and state levels. Local political candidates strive to ensure that their constituents are heard and represented fairly at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 12601 (Poughkeepsie, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Dutchess County, NY is somewhat liberal. In Dutchess County, NY 53.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dutchess county remained moderately Democratic, 53.9% to 44.3%.
Dutchess county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12601 (Poughkeepsie, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Poughkeepsie, New York is somewhat liberal.
Dutchess County, New York is somewhat 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.
Poughkeepsie, New York: r r 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 12601 (Poughkeepsie)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,819 contributions totaling $1,126,523 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $619 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 268 contributions totaling $46,871 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)