The politics in 12154 Schaghticoke, NY are largely driven by local candidates who have been elected to represent the interests of their community. These candidates all come from different backgrounds and perspectives, but they all share a commitment to improving the quality of life for their constituents. The local political landscape is made up of a mixture of both Democrats and Republicans, allowing residents to choose which candidate best represents their values. While population numbers may not be readily available, it’s clear that many people in Schaghticoke take an active interest in politics and are dedicated to making sure their voices are heard when it comes to local issues.
The political climate in Zip 12154 (Schaghticoke, NY) is leaning conservative.
Rensselaer County, NY is leaning liberal. In Rensselaer County, NY 51.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rensselaer county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.6% to 46.0%.
Rensselaer county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12154 (Schaghticoke, NY) is leaning conservative.
Schaghticoke, New York is leaning conservative.
Rensselaer 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.
Schaghticoke, New York: d d 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 12154 (Schaghticoke)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 62 contributions totaling $2,119 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $1,290 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)