The town of 12578 Salt Point, NY is a small rural community located just outside of Poughkeepsie. It has a history of progressive politics, with an emphasis on protecting the environment and advocating for the rights of its citizens. The community is home to many local organizations that are dedicated to ensuring the safety and well-being of its residents. Political candidates in 12578 Salt Point, NY focus on issues such as fiscal responsibility, public education reform and economic development. Local politicians also work to ensure that the people living in this area have access to quality health care, public transportation, and other basic services. As a result, 12578 Salt Point has become an example of how progressive political values can help create a more equitable society for all citizens.
The political climate in Zip 12578 (Salt Point, 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 12578 (Salt Point, NY) is leaning liberal.
Salt Point, 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.
Salt Point, 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 12578 (Salt Point)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 92 contributions totaling $30,737 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $334 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $6,465 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)