Marlboro, NY, located in zip code 12542, is a small town with a population of around 8,000 people. The town is served by the Marlboro Central School District and has two representatives in the New York state Assembly: Frank Skartados and Colin Schmitt. The Town Board consists of four elected members who are responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the community. Local residents have a strong sense of community and take an active interest in local politics. There have been several initiatives to improve quality of life in Marlboro, such as efforts to increase public transportation access and attract new businesses to the area. Residents come out to vote in local elections, taking part in deciding who represents them at all levels of government. With its vibrant politics and close-knit community, Marlboro is a great place to live and work.
The political climate in Zip 12542 (Marlboro, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Ulster County, NY is moderately liberal. In Ulster County, NY 59.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ulster county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.5% to 38.6%.
Ulster county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12542 (Marlboro, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Marlboro, New York is somewhat liberal.
Ulster County, New York is moderately liberal.
Kingston 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.
Marlboro, 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 12542 (Marlboro)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 215 contributions totaling $9,121 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $8,185 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $241 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)