The town of 12164 Speculator, NY is a small and rural community located in the Adirondack region of upstate New York. It has a population of approximately 1,000 people and is governed by elected officials from the Town Board. The town is represented politically by local state and federal legislators, including State Senator Betty Little and United States Representative Elise Stefanik. The Town Board works to protect the interests of its citizens through ordinances and regulations that promote responsible growth and development. Local initiatives strive to maintain a balance between preserving natural resources while allowing progress in key areas such as economic growth, tourism, recreation, and public safety. The board also works closely with other area governments to ensure that services are provided in an efficient manner. Speculator prides itself on its strong sense of community pride and involvement in local politics.
The political climate in Zip 12164 (Speculator, NY) is strongly conservative.
Hamilton County, NY is strongly conservative. In Hamilton County, NY 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.3% to 34.0%.
Hamilton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12164 (Speculator, NY) is strongly conservative.
Speculator, New York is strongly conservative.
Hamilton County, New York is strongly conservative.
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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.
Speculator, New York: R R R R R R
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 12164 (Speculator)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $597 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)