The small town of 12777 Forestburgh, NY is a quaint and peaceful place that is home to a diverse range of individuals. The politics in the area are typically quite mild with no major decisions or issues making it into the national spotlight. Local elections take up most of the political activity in the area, with candidates representing different sides for mayor, town council, and other local offices. Generally speaking, these races are seen as low-key affairs that do not draw much attention from outside observers. All of the local candidates tend to present moderate solutions and look to bring consensus to the community rather than radical changes. Overall, Forestburgh's politics are quite calm and uneventful compared to larger cities, but still an important part of keeping this tight-knit community running smoothly.
The political climate in Zip 12777 (Forestburgh, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Sullivan County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Sullivan County, NY 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sullivan county remained moderately Republican, 53.9% to 44.7%.
Sullivan county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12777 (Forestburgh, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Forestburgh, New York is somewhat conservative.
Sullivan County, New York is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Forestburgh, New York: d r d d R r
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 12777 (Forestburgh)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 65 contributions totaling $23,247 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $358 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $11,450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $818 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)