In 12222 Albany, NY, the political landscape is constantly in flux—public opinion can turn quickly and the results of elections can be unpredictable. While there are currently no local political candidates running for office, the major parties are very active in the area. The Democratic Party has a strong presence in Albany and has held power in the state since 2011. On the other side of the aisle, Republicans have been working to make gains in the city as well as across New York State. Despite their efforts, they have had little success thus far. Although there are no population figures available for 12222 specifically, it is estimated that around 97% of Albany's population identifies as Democrat while only 3% identify as Republican. With this lopsided party ratio, it is likely that any local election will continue to stay firmly in the hands of Democrats for many years to come.
The political climate in Zip 12222 (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 12222 (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 12222 (Albany)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)