The politics of 12189 Watervliet, NY are focused on the local issues that affect the citizens of this city. Local political candidates have worked hard to create policies and initiatives that make the community a better place and improve the quality of life for everyone who lives here. Issues like education, safety, infrastructure, economic development, and social services are all important areas that likely come up during elections in Watervliet. The community also has an active citizen advocacy movement that works to ensure that the voices of residents are heard by their elected officials. With a focus on local issues and strong support from residents, 12189 Watervliet is sure to continue to be a vibrant place to live.
The political climate in Zip 12189 (Watervliet, NY) is strongly 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 12189 (Watervliet, NY) is strongly liberal.
Watervliet, New York is strongly 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.
Watervliet, 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 12189 (Watervliet)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 743 contributions totaling $60,903 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $10,432 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)