12136 Old Chatham, NY is a small rural town located in the southern part of Columbia County. It is an area that is known for its agricultural roots and small-town charm. The politics of 12136 Old Chatham, NY are mainly driven by local residents who want to ensure that the town remains a safe and vibrant community. Residents take pride in their collective vision for the future of the village, which includes protecting and preserving its natural resources and upholding its historic character. Local politicians strive to represent all constituents while supporting issues that matter most to local residents such as preserving open space, improving infrastructure, advocating for better education opportunities, and promoting business growth. Although there are no specific candidates running for office in 12136 Old Chatham, NY at this time, local residents have shown strong interest and support for the candidates who do decide to run for office in the future.
The political climate in Zip 12136 (Old Chatham, 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 12136 (Old Chatham, NY) is leaning liberal.
Old Chatham, 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.
Old Chatham, 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 12136 (Old Chatham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 382 contributions totaling $71,723 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $38,520 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $875 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)