The politics of 12183 Green Island, NY are largely shaped by the community's commitment to protecting environmental health and social justice. As a small suburb of Albany, residents here prioritize preserving natural resources and have implemented initiatives to reduce waste and pollution. Additionally, the area is heavily invested in advocating for marginalized voices in politics. Local organizations work to ensure that the issues facing underserved communities are brought into conversations with local lawmakers, so that equitable policies are established for all members of the community. Overall, citizens are actively working together to create a better future for their city through involvement in political movements and education about current events.
The political climate in Zip 12183 (Green Island, NY) is strongly 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 12183 (Green Island, NY) is strongly liberal.
Green Island, New York is strongly 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.
Green Island, 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 12183 (Green Island)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $2,434 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $245 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)