The community of 12120 Medusa, NY is a vibrant and diverse place with many different points of view on local politics. From the passionate debates in local pubs to the political rallies on Main Street, it is clear that this small town has strong feelings about the political landscape. Local politicians are well aware of this and often come out to meet their constituents, to discuss issues, and to seek votes. From the mayor who works to improve infrastructure and public safety, to representatives in state government who work towards improving healthcare access or increasing education funding, the people of 12120 Medusa have elected a variety of candidates from both major parties who have sought to make life better for their constituents. With such an engaged citizenry and a wide array of political views represented in the local debate, 12120 Medusa is proving to be a true microcosm of democracy in action!
The political climate in Zip 12120 (Medusa, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Albany County, NY is strongly liberal. In Albany County, NY 64.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Albany county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.6% to 33.1%.
Albany county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12120 (Medusa, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Medusa, New York is somewhat liberal.
Albany County, New York is strongly 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.
Medusa, 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 12120 (Medusa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $882 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $680 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)