Brewster, NY is a small town located in Putnam county with a population of approximately 11,000 people. Brewster is governed by a village government and has three trustees that are elected to serve two year terms with the Mayor also elected for two years. The village government focuses on keeping the community safe and improving quality of life for all its residents. One way this is done is through supporting local businesses, creating recreational and green spaces for the public, and investing in educational opportunities. The Mayor and trustees also work alongside county representatives to ensure Brewster's voice is heard in the larger political arena. The citizens of Brewster take very seriously their role as engaged members of their community and it shows in their involvement on the local level as well as statewide elections.
The political climate in Brewster, NY is leaning liberal.
Putnam County, NY is leaning conservative. In Putnam County, NY 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Putnam county remained moderately Republican, 53.1% to 45.3%.
Putnam county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brewster, NY is leaning liberal.
Putnam County, New York is leaning conservative.
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.
Brewster, New York: r R r R 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 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 Brewster, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,514 contributions totaling $147,157 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 180 contributions totaling $28,436 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)