Vassar College, located in 12604, is the premier liberal arts college of New York. It is home to over 2,400 students and has a long history of activism and political engagement. The college is known for its diverse student body and wide range of political ideologies. From environmental justice to social equality to economic policy, Vassar students are passionate about a variety of topics and strive to make their voices heard locally. In addition to student activism, numerous student groups on campus work together to engage in local politics and ensure that the ideas and opinions of Vassar's students are represented in the local government. This includes hosting events such as town hall meetings with local politicians or advocating for changes that would benefit the community at large. With its strong sense of civic engagement, Vassar College serves as an example of how young people can have a powerful voice in shaping their communities.
The political climate in Zip 12604 (Vassar College, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Dutchess County, NY is somewhat liberal. In Dutchess County, NY 53.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dutchess county remained moderately Democratic, 53.9% to 44.3%.
Dutchess county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12604 (Vassar College, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Vassar College, New York is somewhat liberal.
Dutchess County, New York is somewhat liberal.
New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Vassar College, New York: r r 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 12604 (Vassar College)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 325 contributions totaling $14,694 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 103 contributions totaling $6,460 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)