The 12208 area of Albany, NY is part of the greater Capital District area and is represented in politics by a variety of state and local officials. At the state level, residents are represented by Assembly Member Patricia Fahy. The district includes parts of Albany, Bethlehem, Guilderland, New Scotland and Colonie. On the local level, 12208 falls within the borders of the 20th Ward which is represented by Council Member Mark Robinson. Other officials include Mayor Kathy Sheehan. Albany is a diverse city with many distinct neighborhoods and communities that are served by these representatives. They work hard to ensure that all citizens have access to public services and resources that help build strong communities in Albany for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 12208 (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 12208 (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 12208 (Albany)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,799 contributions totaling $199,427 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 175 contributions totaling $18,045 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)