Johnstown, NY is a small town located in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains. It is home to about 4,000 people and is known for its scenic beauty, outdoor recreation opportunities, and friendly atmosphere. Despite its small population, there is still a great deal of political activity in Johnstown. Local elections are held every two years and the mayor serves as the head of government. The city council consists of five members elected by the citizens as well as four appointed members who come from various backgrounds and serve for four-year terms. Each member plays an important role in making decisions on issues related to local development, infrastructure, public safety, taxes, services, and more. There are also several state representatives who work on behalf of the citizens' interests at the state level. Political events take place throughout the year including campaign rallies and debates so that citizens can learn more about their candidates before casting their votes in any upcoming election.
The political climate in Zip 12095 (Johnstown, NY) is moderately conservative.
Fulton County, NY is strongly conservative. In Fulton County, NY 33.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fulton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 33.4%.
Fulton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12095 (Johnstown, NY) is moderately conservative.
Johnstown, New York is moderately conservative.
Fulton County, New York is strongly conservative.
Gloversville Metro Area is strongly 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.
Johnstown, 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 12095 (Johnstown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 347 contributions totaling $14,260 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $5,471 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)