In 12193 Westerlo, NY, politics is an important part of the local community. There are a variety of local political organizations that host events throughout the year to discuss important issues and engage members of the community in conversations about the political climate. Local representatives work hard to ensure that their constituents' voices are heard at both regional and state levels of government, and they understand how important it is to make sure everyone's opinions and concerns are taken into account when making decisions. Voters in 12193 Westerlo have a strong sense of civic duty, and take part in elections to elect candidates who will represent their best interests. In addition, residents are encouraged to join discussion groups and forums where they can express their views on various topics related to politics. This helps keep everyone informed on what’s going on in the area, so that all those living in 12193 Westerlo can be up-to-date on current events.
The political climate in Zip 12193 (Westerlo, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Albany County, NY is strongly liberal. In Albany County, NY 64.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Albany county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.6% to 33.1%.
Albany county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12193 (Westerlo, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Westerlo, New York is somewhat liberal.
Albany County, New York is strongly liberal.
Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Westerlo, 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 12193 (Westerlo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 132 contributions totaling $11,293 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 72 contributions totaling $41,482 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $576 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)