The politics of 12077 Glenmont, NY are shaped by the local government and their decisions. The town is represented by elected officials in the town council and county legislature. These representatives work hard to make sure that the needs of their constituents are adequately met. They do this by creating legislation that helps to improve the quality of life for those living in Glenmont. In addition, they also oversee budgetary matters and have a direct impact on how public money is used in the area. Local elections are held to decide who will represent Glenmont in these important roles; therefore, residents should stay informed about political candidates so that they can make an informed decision when voting.
The political climate in Zip 12077 (Glenmont, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Albany County, NY is strongly liberal. In Albany County, NY 64.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Albany county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.6% to 33.1%.
Albany county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12077 (Glenmont, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Glenmont, New York is somewhat liberal.
Albany County, New York is strongly liberal.
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.
Glenmont, New York: D D D D D D
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 12077 (Glenmont)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 679 contributions totaling $64,765 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $16,402 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)