The town of 12533 Hopewell Junction, NY is located in Dutchess County and is part of the Hudson Valley region. The area has a rich history, with a variety of cultures having made an impact on the town over time. Politically, this area is represented by State Senator Sue Serino and Assemblyman Kieran Lalor in the New York State Legislature, both Republicans. Senator Serino is known for her work on issues such as healthcare reform, women's rights, and jobs initiatives. Assemblyman Lalor is an ardent supporter of small business and gun rights across the state. At the local level, 12533 Hopewell Junction residents have been represented by Supervisor Richard Thurston since 2017. He works to ensure that local taxes are kept low while also funding essential services like infrastructure improvements and public safety measures.
The political climate in Zip 12533 (Hopewell Junction, NY) is leaning liberal.
Dutchess County, NY is somewhat liberal. In Dutchess County, NY 53.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dutchess county remained moderately Democratic, 53.9% to 44.3%.
Dutchess county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12533 (Hopewell Junction, NY) is leaning liberal.
Hopewell Junction, New York is leaning liberal.
Dutchess County, New York is somewhat liberal.
New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Hopewell Junction, New York: r r 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 12533 (Hopewell Junction)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,110 contributions totaling $130,677 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 308 contributions totaling $54,516 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)