13339 Fort Plain, NY is a small rural town in Upstate New York that does not have many political candidates running for local office. This is largely due to its relatively small population size and lack of major economic growth opportunities compared to larger cities. However, the town does take part in various civic initiatives and activities such as the Fort Plain Community Forum, which is dedicated to improving the quality of life for residents by sharing information about local events, services, and opportunities. The town also has a long history of voting on ballot measures that focus on local issues such as taxes, education funding, and public safety. The town's elected representatives also strive to ensure the voices of their constituents are heard at state and national levels.
The political climate in Zip 13339 (Fort Plain, 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 13339 (Fort Plain, NY) is moderately conservative.
Fort Plain, 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 Plain, 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 13339 (Fort Plain)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 142 contributions totaling $3,832 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $1,670 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)