The politics of 12169 Stephentown, NY involve the local government making decisions and laws that affect the community. The town is run by an elected Board of Trustees to serve as a representative body for residents. These representatives are elected in a democratic process to make decisions on behalf of the citizens. Local political candidates include prominent members of the community with extensive experience in public service or policy-making. The Board of Trustees holds regular meetings to discuss upcoming votes, issues affecting the community, and potential solutions. All residents are encouraged to attend these meetings and provide input on various proposals that may be presented before voting. The board also works in conjunction with other local agencies to ensure services are provided adequately and efficiently for all residents within the town’s boundaries.
The political climate in Zip 12169 (Stephentown, 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 12169 (Stephentown, NY) is leaning conservative.
Stephentown, 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.
Stephentown, 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 12169 (Stephentown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $1,641 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $1,075 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)