Zip 12206 (Albany, NY) Voting


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Albany, NY 12206 is a vibrant neighborhood located in the heart of the state capital. It is home to a multitude of businesses, cultural institutions, and educational opportunities. The local politics in 12206 Albany are driven by the residents and organizations that live and work there. There are several candidates for political offices running for positions such as mayor, city council members, and school board members. These individuals represent different backgrounds and interests within the community and strive to make decisions that will benefit everyone living in 12206 Albany. Local representatives focus on initiatives related to housing, economic development, environmental protection, public safety, education reform, transportation infrastructure improvements, and public health initiatives. Each candidate has unique ideas about how to best serve their constituents and ensure that all voices are heard in the decision-making process.

The political climate in Zip 12206 (Albany, 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 12206 (Albany, NY) is strongly liberal.


Albany, 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.

Albany, 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 12206 (Albany)

In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,072 contributions totaling $45,917 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $11 per contribution.

In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $1,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.

(source: Federal Election Commission)

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