The 12207 zip code of Albany, NY is home to a vibrant political landscape of community activists and organizations dedicated to creating positive change. From grassroots initiatives to high-profile state and federal campaigns, politics in 12207 has a long history of advocating for marginalized populations and an agenda of social justice. At the heart of it all is an engaged citizenry dedicated to finding collective solutions to the problems facing their community. Local churches are often involved in organizing marches and rallies, while businesses team up with non-profits to push for equitable policies that benefit everyone in the area. With so much energy put into ensuring that the voices of those impacted by decisions are heard, citizens in 12207 can be assured that their concerns are being addressed by those they have elected.
The political climate in Zip 12207 (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 12207 (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 12207 (Albany)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 151 contributions totaling $91,705 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $607 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $20,080 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $803 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)