12901 Plattsburgh, NY is located in the beautiful North Country region of New York State. It is the county seat of Clinton County and home to a diverse population of around 19,000 people. The city has a long history in politics and is currently represented at the local level by Mayor Colin Read, who was elected to office in 2019. In addition to Mayor Read, there are several other political figures that represent 12901 Plattsburgh, NY including Mark Dame, Robert Hall, and Sandy Lewis who were all elected as members of the City Council. These representatives work together to create policies that help improve the quality of life for residents in 12901 Plattsburgh. In addition to providing leadership in their respective roles on the City Council, these officials also take part in many community events throughout the year such as charity fundraisers and festivals. The local political candidates work hard to ensure that 12901 Plattsburgh remains a safe and enjoyable place for everyone to live and visit.
The political climate in Zip 12901 (Plattsburgh, NY) is leaning liberal.
Clinton County, NY is leaning liberal. In Clinton County, NY 51.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained moderately Democratic, 51.8% to 46.6%.
Clinton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12901 (Plattsburgh, NY) is leaning liberal.
Plattsburgh, New York is leaning liberal.
Clinton County, New York is leaning liberal.
Plattsburgh Metro Area is leaning 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.
Plattsburgh, 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 12901 (Plattsburgh)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,238 contributions totaling $123,984 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 281 contributions totaling $59,020 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)