The town of 12493 West Park, NY has seen a long history of political involvement and representation in the local government. Although there is no current population data available, it is known that this area has been home to a number of different political candidates over the years. Local politics are focused on issues such as education reform, public safety initiatives, and infrastructure development. The most recent election cycle saw two candidates vying for the position of mayor, both with strong support from their respective parties. The incumbent mayor was re-elected to another term in office and is committed to continuing his work on behalf of the citizens of 12493 West Park, NY.
The political climate in Zip 12493 (West Park, NY) is leaning 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 12493 (West Park, NY) is leaning liberal.
West Park, New York is leaning 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.
West Park, 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 12493 (West Park)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 165 contributions totaling $21,904 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $4,490 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $345 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)