12495 Willow, NY is a small town nestled in the heart of upstate New York. Although small and unassuming, it has an active political climate that is constantly evolving. Every two years residents of 12495 Willow, NY vote for their respective representatives to local and state government bodies such as the mayor, city councilors, and state assembly. Furthermore, voters have the opportunity to participate in primary elections in order to determine who will represent their party in upcoming general elections. Local legislators have been known to take stances on social issues important to the community, such as education reform and healthcare accessibility. With its vibrant democracy and diverse population, 12495 Willow, NY continues to be an important cog in New York's political machine.
The political climate in Zip 12495 (Willow, 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 12495 (Willow, NY) is somewhat liberal.
Willow, 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.
Willow, 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 12495 (Willow)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 686 contributions totaling $9,498 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $14 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)