The politics in Larchmont, NY are focused on local issues that impact the community directly. These matters include housing affordability, public safety, education, and infrastructure. The candidates running for office strive to represent the interests of their constituents and work to make positive changes within the town. The local government is led by a board of elected officials who are responsible for enacting laws and policies that benefit everyone living in the area. There is an active civic engagement with residents who are eager to have their voices heard in municipal decisions. Whether it’s attending public forums or voting in elections, citizens of Larchmont remain active and involved in their community’s political life.
The political climate in Larchmont, NY is moderately liberal.
Westchester County, NY is very liberal. In Westchester County, NY 67.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Westchester county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.6% to 31.3%.
Westchester county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Larchmont, NY is moderately liberal.
Westchester County, New York is very 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.
Larchmont, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Larchmont, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,024 contributions totaling $4,426,385 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $491 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 679 contributions totaling $2,467,298 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $3,634 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)