12076 Gilboa, NY is a small rural town located in the Southern Tier of Upstate New York. The people of this town are proud to live in such a friendly and close-knit community. They take an active role in their local politics and strive for positive change that benefits everyone. Local issues frequently discussed include public safety, infrastructure improvements, environmental conservation initiatives, and education funding. Elections for local political offices occur on a regular basis and feature candidates from both major parties. Residents take part enthusiastically during these elections, turning out in large numbers to show their support for the candidates they believe will best serve their interests. In conclusion, 12076 Gilboa, NY has an active and engaged political culture that strives to keep things running smoothly for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 12076 (Gilboa, NY) is strongly conservative.
Schoharie County, NY is strongly conservative. In Schoharie County, NY 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schoharie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.0% to 34.0%.
Schoharie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12076 (Gilboa, NY) is strongly conservative.
Gilboa, New York is strongly conservative.
Schoharie County, New York is strongly conservative.
Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Gilboa, New York: R 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 12076 (Gilboa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $2,715 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $176 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)