The politics of 12121 Melrose, NY are shaped by the community's diverse population. The city is represented in the state legislature by two senators and three assembly members. Each year local elections are held for mayor, comptroller, and other positions to ensure that residents have a say in how their city is run. In addition to citywide offices, several community boards provide input on issues such as zoning, land use, and infrastructure improvements. These boards are made up of volunteer members who care deeply about their neighborhood and strive to make it a better place to live. With so many different voices having a say in the political landscape of 12121 Melrose, NY, the city is sure to continue to thrive.
The political climate in Zip 12121 (Melrose, NY) is leaning conservative.
Rensselaer County, NY is leaning liberal. In Rensselaer County, NY 51.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rensselaer county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.6% to 46.0%.
Rensselaer county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12121 (Melrose, NY) is leaning conservative.
Melrose, New York is leaning conservative.
Rensselaer County, New York is leaning 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.
Melrose, New York: d d d D r 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 12121 (Melrose)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 184 contributions totaling $19,272 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $295 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)