The small town of 12184 Valatie, NY is home to a diverse and vibrant community. The politics here are largely concerned with local issues that affect the people living in the area. Residents want to ensure that their tax dollars are being put to good use, and that the quality of life in Valatie remains high. They also look for candidates who share their values and will make decisions for the benefit of all community members. Local politicians in 12184 Valatie work hard to keep taxes low while still providing residents with essential services such as garbage collection, road maintenance, police and fire protection, public health programs, and more. Elections tend to be fiercely contested as candidates strive to demonstrate their commitment to the town and its citizens. All residents of Valatie have a chance to make a difference by participating in public forums, voting in local elections, and advocating for their interests at the state level.
The political climate in Zip 12184 (Valatie, NY) is leaning liberal.
Columbia County, NY is moderately liberal. In Columbia County, NY 57.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Columbia county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.2% to 40.6%.
Columbia county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12184 (Valatie, NY) is leaning liberal.
Valatie, New York is leaning liberal.
Columbia County, New York is moderately liberal.
Hudson Metro Area is moderately 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.
Valatie, 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 12184 (Valatie)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,912 contributions totaling $401,963 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 174 contributions totaling $52,452 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $301 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)