The small town of 12115 Malden Bridge, NY has a population of around 600 people and is governed by the Town of New Lebanon. The town is comprised of a few neighborhoods, each with its own distinct feel and culture. Local elections are held every two years to decide on who will be the Town Supervisor and four members of the Town Board. As part of the local politics, residents elect a variety of other officials such as highway superintendent, tax collector, assessor, justices of the peace, and others. Each election brings out a new set of candidates for these positions, all vying to work in the best interests of their constituents. Residents are encouraged to stay involved in local politics in order to ensure they have their voices heard in their community.
The political climate in Zip 12115 (Malden Bridge, NY) is leaning liberal.
Columbia County, NY is moderately liberal. In Columbia County, NY 57.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.2% to 40.6%.
Columbia county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12115 (Malden Bridge, NY) is leaning liberal.
Malden Bridge, New York is leaning liberal.
Columbia County, New York is moderately liberal.
Hudson Metro Area is moderately 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.
Malden Bridge, 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 12115 (Malden Bridge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 91 contributions totaling $13,822 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)