The town of 12451 Leeds, NY is an unincorporated area located in Greene County. It is a small, rural community with a population of approximately 350 people. Despite its small size, the town features an active political atmosphere. Local residents are passionate and engaged in local issues, often engaging in local debates and attending meetings of the Town Board. Local politicians are focused on keeping taxes low while ensuring the community remains safe and well-maintained for its residents. Recently, there have been initiatives to improve public infrastructure with new roads and sidewalks, as well as improvements to existing facilities like the local library and community center. The politics in 12451 Leeds, NY reflect both traditional values of fiscal responsibility and progressivism towards improving quality of life for its residents.
The political climate in Zip 12451 (Leeds, NY) is moderately conservative.
Greene County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Greene County, NY 41.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained very strongly Republican, 56.6% to 41.1%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12451 (Leeds, NY) is moderately conservative.
Leeds, New York is moderately conservative.
Greene County, New York is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Leeds, 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 12451 (Leeds)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $3,659 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $511 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)