The politics in 12086 Hagaman, NY are largely influenced by the city's local policies and regulations. The city has a strong mayor-council government system, with Mayor Elisa Lomazzo leading the charge. Local politicians such as Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, Senator George Amedore Jr., and Congressman Paul D. Tonko all represent the district within their respective legislative offices. The city also houses an active Democratic and Republican party which encourages residents to vote in elections and become informed on ballot issues. With a diverse selection of political candidates from either party, residents can engage in public discourse and debate for their preferred candidate. Additionally, Hagaman is home to several grassroots organizations which strive to promote social justice through direct action and policy advocacy within the community.
The political climate in Zip 12086 (Hagaman, 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 12086 (Hagaman, NY) is moderately conservative.
Hagaman, 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.
Hagaman, 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 12086 (Hagaman)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 107 contributions totaling $1,392 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $836 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)