The town of 12498 Woodstock, NY has a long history of political involvement and activism. The town is proud to have been an active participant in the civil rights and anti-war movements, as well as having a high population of social justice advocates. There are many local political organizations that work to make Woodstock a more equitable and inclusive place for all residents. However, there are no specific local political candidates or parties mentioned in this content. Residents wanting to engage with local politics should look into finding civic organizations in their area, attending public meetings, and voicing their concerns at the ballot box on election day.
The political climate in Zip 12498 (Woodstock, 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 12498 (Woodstock, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Woodstock, 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.
Woodstock, 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 12498 (Woodstock)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,030 contributions totaling $344,321 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 61 contributions totaling $15,102 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $248 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)