The politics of 12170 Stillwater, NY is largely shaped by the local government and its representatives. The village is home to an active village board with five members who are elected to serve two-year terms. They are responsible for setting the budget, overseeing local projects and initiatives, and making decisions on local issues. The board also hosts public meetings so that residents can voice their opinions on matters affecting their communities. Additionally, Stillwater has an active political scene where elections for various local offices such as mayor, village trustee, and councilperson take place. In addition to these roles, Stillwater also has representation at the State level in the form of Senators and Assemblymembers. These representatives work to represent the interests of their constituents and ensure that vital services remain available to those living in 12170 Stillwater, NY.
The political climate in Zip 12170 (Stillwater, NY) is leaning conservative.
Saratoga County, NY is leaning liberal. In Saratoga County, NY 51.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saratoga county flipped moderately Democratic, 51.6% to 46.2%.
Saratoga county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12170 (Stillwater, NY) is leaning conservative.
Stillwater, New York is leaning conservative.
Saratoga 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.
Stillwater, New York: r r 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 12170 (Stillwater)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 237 contributions totaling $17,397 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $2,470 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)