The town of Rhinebeck, NY is a rural community in upstate New York. Located within the Dutchess County, the small town is known for its vibrant culture and diverse politics. The town has a strong presence in local politics with various politicians vying for seats in Congress and the state legislature. In recent years, the Democratic and Republican parties have become increasingly popular in Rhinebeck with both sides holding debates to discuss their views on important issues. Local political candidates have been seen speaking out on topics such as education, healthcare, immigration, and economic development. With an engaged population eager to voice their opinions, it is no surprise that local elections are often hotly contested.
The political climate in Zip 12572 (Rhinebeck, 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 12572 (Rhinebeck, NY) is leaning liberal.
Rhinebeck, 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.
Rhinebeck, 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 12572 (Rhinebeck)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,758 contributions totaling $8,304,873 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $2,210 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 156 contributions totaling $242,473 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,554 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)