The town of Fort Edward, NY is located in the Saratoga County and has a population of approximately 5,700 people. Despite its small size, the town is very active in local politics. The governing body in Fort Edward consists of a Town Supervisor, four Councilors, as well as four members of the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals. Each member is elected into office by the local residents for a two-year term. Additionally, Fort Edward participates in regional politics by being part of the Saratoga County Legislators Association and has representation at both state and federal levels. All political decisions that are made within the town are done so with the intention to better serve the people who live there. As such, it is important for residents to engage with local politics and stay informed about upcoming elections and current initiatives.
The political climate in Zip 12828 (Fort Edward, NY) is somewhat 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 12828 (Fort Edward, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Fort Edward, New York is somewhat 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.
Fort Edward, 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 12828 (Fort Edward)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 309 contributions totaling $13,844 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,830 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)