The politics in 12729 Cuddebackville, NY is an interesting and dynamic affair that involves the participation of both residents and local officials. This small town of only a few hundred people is part of Orange County and forms a distinct political region. The major political issue for this area in recent years has been public education, as many residents have pushed for increased funding to improve their schools. In addition, many other topics such as energy consumption, taxes, and local ordinances are discussed at the annual town hall meetings held by the Orange County Board of Supervisors. Local political organizations are also active in the area, regularly holding rallies and protests to voice their opinions on various topics. While there are no specific candidates running for office in 12729 Cuddebackville, NY right now, the existing government structure provides plenty of opportunities for citizens to participate in local politics if they choose to do so.
The political climate in Zip 12729 (Cuddebackville, NY) is leaning conservative.
Orange County, NY is leaning liberal. In Orange County, NY 49.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained narrowly Republican, 49.3% to 49.2%.
Orange county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12729 (Cuddebackville, NY) is leaning conservative.
Cuddebackville, New York is leaning conservative.
Orange County, New York is leaning liberal.
New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Cuddebackville, 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 12729 (Cuddebackville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 153 contributions totaling $19,693 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $772 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)