The small town of 12492 West Kill, NY is known for its strong sense of community and local involvement. With a population of less than 900 people, West Kill is a tight-knit community that focuses on building relationships amongst its citizens. Politics in 12492 West Kill, NY are largely focused on local matters such as maintaining the town's infrastructure, supporting local businesses, and improving quality of life for all citizens. Local politicians strive to bring about positive change for the town while ensuring that economic growth is balanced with preserving the environment and investing in education. The community is informed on political issues through local newspapers, radio broadcasts, and word-of-mouth from their neighbors. Ultimately, the politics in 12492 West Kill, NY prioritize connecting residents with one another while striving to improve the town's well-being.
The political climate in Zip 12492 (West Kill, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Greene County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Greene County, NY 41.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained very strongly Republican, 56.6% to 41.1%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12492 (West Kill, NY) is somewhat conservative.
West Kill, New York is somewhat conservative.
Greene County, New York is somewhat conservative.
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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.
West Kill, New York: R R r R 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 12492 (West Kill)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $5,225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)