The politics of Fort Johnson, NY (zip code 12070) are heavily influenced by the local government and its representatives. Although it is a relatively small community, the citizens of Fort Johnson have been known to take their civic engagement seriously when it comes to electing local government officials and voting on important issues. Many local political campaigns focus on issues such as public safety, economic growth, infrastructure improvements, and educational reform. Residents of Fort Johnson often participate in town hall meetings and other events to stay informed about current political issues. Additionally, many residents volunteer with local organizations to help support their favorite candidates or causes throughout the campaign season. As a whole, the people of Fort Johnson strive for progressive change in order to improve their quality of life and ensure the best possible future for their community.
The political climate in Zip 12070 (Fort Johnson, NY) is moderately conservative.
Montgomery County, NY is moderately conservative. In Montgomery County, NY 37.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.2% to 37.7%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12070 (Fort Johnson, NY) is moderately conservative.
Fort Johnson, New York is moderately conservative.
Montgomery County, New York is moderately conservative.
Amsterdam Metro Area is moderately 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 Johnson, New York: d r r r 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 12070 (Fort Johnson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $5,069 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $390 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)