Politics in 12302 Schenectady, NY is dominated by the local Democratic Party. The city has a strong and active Democratic base that works to ensure the prosperity of its residents. There are several major political issues currently being discussed in 12302 Schenectady, such as public transportation and economic development. The city is also home to various grassroots organizations that work to keep local politics transparent and accessible for all citizens. Recently, the mayor of 12302 Schenectady was re-elected for a third term in office. This victory was celebrated by many in the city who support his progressive initiatives and policies that have helped improve quality of life for all citizens. Additionally, candidates from other parties have been elected to serve on the City Council in recent years, allowing for a more diverse representation of ideas within the community.
The political climate in Zip 12302 (Schenectady, NY) is leaning liberal.
Schenectady County, NY is somewhat liberal. In Schenectady County, NY 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schenectady county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.0%.
Schenectady county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12302 (Schenectady, NY) is leaning liberal.
Schenectady, New York is leaning liberal.
Schenectady County, New York is somewhat 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.
Schenectady, 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 12302 (Schenectady)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,552 contributions totaling $69,016 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 257 contributions totaling $38,746 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)