The politics in 12809 Argyle, NY is heavily centered around the local government. Decisions made by the town board, mayor, and other elected officials have a direct impact on the citizens of this community. The town board consists of five members who are elected to serve two-year terms, while the mayor is elected every four years. These local leaders are responsible for managing resources and creating policies that benefit residents. They also work closely with state and federal representatives to ensure that the needs of this community are being met. Through their efforts, they strive to make Argyle an even better place to live.
The political climate in Zip 12809 (Argyle, NY) is moderately conservative.
Washington County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Washington County, NY 41.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.1%.
Washington county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12809 (Argyle, NY) is moderately conservative.
Argyle, New York is moderately conservative.
Washington County, New York is somewhat conservative.
Glens Falls Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Argyle, New York: R R d d R R
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 12809 (Argyle)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $5,398 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $6,923 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)