Guilderland, NY is a town located in Albany County. It has a total area of 38.6 square miles and is home to an estimated population of 35,303 people according to the most recent census data. The town is governed by an elected Town Board that consists of four members and a Supervisor who are all elected to staggered terms of office. The town government focuses on providing services such as police protection, public works, highway maintenance, and parks and recreation. They also manage issues related to zoning, economic development, environmental protection, and traffic management. Guilderland has a vibrant political landscape with several local parties active in the community and actively engaging citizens in issues such as taxes and local business development. Additionally, residents have the opportunity to cast their votes on decisions made by various committees within the Town Council that address topics such as public safety or infrastructure investments.
The political climate in Zip 12084 (Guilderland, NY) is strongly 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 12084 (Guilderland, NY) is strongly liberal.
Guilderland, New York is strongly 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.
Guilderland, 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 12084 (Guilderland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 434 contributions totaling $54,169 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $38,535 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $756 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)