The village of Voorheesville, NY (zip code 12186) is located in Albany County and is home to a small but diverse population. The political landscape in Voorheesville reflects the larger state of New York with its mix of Democratic and Republican candidates running for public office. Among the local political candidates vying for votes in Voorheesville are those for county offices such as Sheriff, District Attorney, and County Executive. At the state level, candidates running for State Assembly, State Senate, and Governor have been making their case to local voters in recent years. With so many choices on the ballot this election season, it’s important for residents of Voorheesville to be informed about their options and make sure they cast their ballots for the best candidate.
The political climate in Zip 12186 (Voorheesville, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Albany County, NY is strongly liberal. In Albany County, NY 64.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Albany county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.6% to 33.1%.
Albany county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12186 (Voorheesville, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Voorheesville, New York is somewhat liberal.
Albany County, New York is strongly 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.
Voorheesville, 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 12186 (Voorheesville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 496 contributions totaling $88,277 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $32,156 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $378 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)