The small town of 12531 Holmes, NY is home to a diverse population that takes part in local political decisions. Although the town does not have any local political candidates, citizens are encouraged to stay involved in the political process by attending town hall meetings and staying informed on current issues. Residents also have access to national and state politics, as there are many organizations and events devoted to this cause. These initiatives seek to engage people from all backgrounds and promote an open dialogue between citizens and elected officials. Through these efforts, the residents of 12531 Holmes, NY can make their voices heard and ensure that their opinions are taken into account when it comes to important decision making.
The political climate in Zip 12531 (Holmes, 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 12531 (Holmes, NY) is leaning liberal.
Holmes, 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.
Holmes, 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 12531 (Holmes)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 193 contributions totaling $13,066 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $18,903 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $485 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)