12491 West Hurley, NY is a small rural town located in Ulster County. It is known for its quiet, peaceful atmosphere and picturesque landscape. As with most small towns, the local politics reflect the values of its residents. The town has two main political parties – the Democratic Party and the Republican Party – both of which are represented by local candidates who strive to maintain and improve the community. Each year, residents vote for their preferred candidate in local elections, ensuring that their voices are heard and their needs met within the community. Additionally, members of each party work together to ensure responsible budgeting practices while advocating for important causes such as education and public safety. Despite the differences between each party’s approach to governance, many in 12491 West Hurley come together to ensure that everyone’s voices are heard and respected in order to keep their town running smoothly.
The political climate in Zip 12491 (West Hurley, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Ulster County, NY is moderately liberal. In Ulster County, NY 59.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ulster county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.5% to 38.6%.
Ulster county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12491 (West Hurley, NY) is somewhat liberal.
West Hurley, New York is somewhat liberal.
Ulster County, New York is moderately liberal.
Kingston 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.
West Hurley, 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 12491 (West Hurley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 643 contributions totaling $32,293 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $275 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)