The city of Schenectady, NY 12309 is a vibrant and diverse community with a rich history. It is located in the heart of Upstate New York, and is home to over 66,000 people. With its close proximity to Albany, Schenectady has become an important player in local politics. The City Council consists of five members and a Mayor, all of whom are elected by local residents. The city also boasts many influential political organizations such as the Schenectady County Democratic Committee, the Mohawk Valley Alliance for Democracy, and several others. These groups actively engage in grassroots efforts to promote progressive values and causes throughout the community. Schenectady's leadership has been instrumental in making sure that all voices are heard in matters of local governance.
The political climate in Zip 12309 (Schenectady, NY) is somewhat 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 12309 (Schenectady, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Schenectady, New York is somewhat 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 12309 (Schenectady)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,402 contributions totaling $330,598 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 504 contributions totaling $182,057 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $361 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)