The small town of Johnsonville, NY in zip code 12094 has a rich political history. Located within the counties of Saratoga and Rensselaer, this small town is known for its passionate citizens who proudly vote in local and national elections. Local politics are a point of pride for many residents, who actively engage with their elected officials to ensure that their voices are heard and their interests are represented. The town currently has no candidates running for office, but many citizens stay informed on the issues that matter most to them.
The political climate in Zip 12094 (Johnsonville, NY) is leaning conservative.
Rensselaer County, NY is leaning liberal. In Rensselaer County, NY 51.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rensselaer county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.6% to 46.0%.
Rensselaer county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12094 (Johnsonville, NY) is leaning conservative.
Johnsonville, New York is leaning conservative.
Rensselaer County, New York is leaning 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.
Johnsonville, New York: d d d D r 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 12094 (Johnsonville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 84 contributions totaling $3,267 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $1,630 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $815 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)