The small town of 12859 Porter Corners, NY is home to a tight-knit community of around 500 residents. The town has a long history of local politics that dates back to the 19th century, and it continues to be an important part of life in the area. Over the years, many different candidates have run for various positions within the town, and these individuals often come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Despite their differences in experience and background, all candidates strive for the betterment of the community and are committed to representing its best interests. While there may not be any specific local political candidates running for office in 12859 Porter Corners, NY right now, local citizens can look forward to exciting races in upcoming elections.
The political climate in Zip 12859 (Porter Corners, NY) is leaning conservative.
Saratoga County, NY is leaning liberal. In Saratoga County, NY 51.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saratoga county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.6% to 46.2%.
Saratoga county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12859 (Porter Corners, NY) is leaning conservative.
Porter Corners, New York is leaning conservative.
Saratoga 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.
Porter Corners, New York: r r 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 12859 (Porter Corners)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $1,024 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $975 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)