The politics of 12116 Maryland, NY are largely shaped by the state and local governments. On a statewide level, the New York State government is responsible for numerous policies that affect all residents throughout the state. At a local level, the town of 12116 Maryland has its own government which is responsible for setting laws and regulations for its citizens. The town also elects its own mayor, council members and other officials to represent their interests in government decisions. Additionally, current political candidates from both major parties are running in the upcoming municipal elections. These candidates will be responsible for being representatives of their constituents and ensuring that their voices are heard in the town's political decision-making processes. In order to ensure that everyone in 12116 Maryland is given proper representation in politics, it is important to research each candidate's stances on various issues and cast an educated vote in favor of those who best align with your beliefs.
The political climate in Zip 12116 (Maryland, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Otsego County, NY is leaning conservative. In Otsego County, NY 46.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otsego county remained moderately Republican, 51.2% to 46.2%.
Otsego county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12116 (Maryland, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Maryland, New York is somewhat conservative.
Otsego County, New York is leaning conservative.
Oneonta Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Maryland, New York: r 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 12116 (Maryland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $840 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $240 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)