The village of Saugerties, NY is located in Ulster County and is home to a population of approximately 10,000 people. The village is an active participant in local politics, with many residents engaged in community affairs and advocating for causes important to them. In recent years, citizens have been vocal about the need for improved infrastructure and increased support for small businesses in the area. Local politicians are often called on to address these issues. Saugerties also elects state representatives to represent their interests in Albany. These representatives are responsible for advocating on behalf of their constituents and bringing attention to local issues. Recently, a number of candidates have emerged with different views on how best to serve the village's needs. With elections coming up soon, all eyes will be on the political landscape in 12477 Saugerties, NY as the future of this vibrant community hangs in the balance.
The political climate in Zip 12477 (Saugerties, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Ulster County, NY is moderately liberal. In Ulster County, NY 59.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ulster county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.5% to 38.6%.
Ulster county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12477 (Saugerties, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Saugerties, New York is somewhat liberal.
Ulster County, New York is moderately liberal.
Kingston Metro Area is moderately 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.
Saugerties, 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 12477 (Saugerties)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,971 contributions totaling $155,696 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 80 contributions totaling $12,936 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)