12420 Cragsmoor, NY is a small rural town located in the Catskills region of New York. The town has a strong sense of community and supports local politics by engaging in conversations about current legislative issues that affect the area. The community also works to elect representatives that are invested in the well-being of their constituents. While there are no current political candidates from 12420 Cragsmoor, NY running for office, many citizens remain active in local politics and keep up with new developments through the local newspaper and other forms of media. Community members often come together to discuss important matters such as taxation, economic development, and environmental concerns that may impact the area. As a result, 12420 Cragsmoor is a place where citizens are educated on a variety of topics related to politics and feel empowered to make decisions that benefit their community as a whole.
The political climate in Zip 12420 (Cragsmoor, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Ulster County, NY is moderately liberal. In Ulster County, NY 59.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ulster county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.5% to 38.6%.
Ulster county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12420 (Cragsmoor, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Cragsmoor, New York is somewhat liberal.
Ulster County, New York is moderately liberal.
Kingston Metro Area is moderately 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.
Cragsmoor, 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 12420 (Cragsmoor)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $1,634 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)