The city of Saratoga Springs, NY located in zip code 12866 is a vibrant and culturally diverse community. It is home to many notable cultural attractions including the Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, and the famous mineral springs for which the city is named. The area also has a rich political history with local candidates vying for office on both sides of the aisle. On the Republican side, there have been several candidates seeking election over the years including Matthew Veitch who currently serves as a New York State Assemblyman. On the Democratic side, former Mayor Joanne Yepsen has been at the forefront of local politics since 2014 when she was elected to serve as mayor of Saratoga Springs. Her tenure as mayor has seen an increase in local economic development and investment in renewable energy initiatives. As such, politics in 12866 Saratoga Springs, NY remain dynamic and ever-changing with a focus on addressing current community needs while planning for long-term growth and prosperity.
The political climate in Zip 12866 (Saratoga Springs, NY) is leaning liberal.
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 12866 (Saratoga Springs, NY) is leaning liberal.
Saratoga Springs, New York is leaning liberal.
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.
Saratoga Springs, 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 12866 (Saratoga Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,386 contributions totaling $1,046,937 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 880 contributions totaling $508,062 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $577 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)