The small town of 12546 Millerton, NY is known for its picturesque scenery and tight-knit community. Despite its small population, the town is politically active and engaged. Various local organizations hold regular meetings to discuss issues that are important to the town’s residents. Additionally, citizens can often be found attending rallies or volunteering at political events in support of their preferred candidates. Local elections bring the community together and serve as an opportunity for residents to have their voices heard. It is a wonderful example of how even a small community can make a big difference on the political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 12546 (Millerton, NY) is leaning liberal.
Dutchess County, NY is somewhat liberal. In Dutchess County, NY 53.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dutchess county remained moderately Democratic, 53.9% to 44.3%.
Dutchess county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12546 (Millerton, NY) is leaning liberal.
Millerton, New York is leaning liberal.
Dutchess County, New York is somewhat liberal.
New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Millerton, New York: r r 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 12546 (Millerton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,070 contributions totaling $119,542 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $21,190 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $400 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)