Peekskill, NY is a small city located in Westchester County, New York. It has a rich political history, with notable political figures such as General George Washington and President Franklin D. Roosevelt having both visited and made their mark in the area. Today, Peekskill is governed by an elected mayor and twelve city council members that represent each of the five wards within the city limits. Currently, the City Council consists of Mayor Andre Rainey and Council Members Rachel Relkin, Vivian McKenzie-Carter, Karen Sherman-Morris, Laurie Schoonmaker-Bearce, Yvette Rosser-Arriaga, Michael Hinky Kavanaugh, John Murtagh, Pedro Figueredo Jr., Kenneth Walsh Jr., William \"Bill\" Kaplowitz and Sara Kaye Larson. The Mayor's Office oversees all executive functions of the municipality including police and public safety services. The Council sets policy for the city by voting on ordinances related to taxes, budgets and zoning laws. The people of Peekskill are encouraged to stay informed about local politics through news outlets such as Peekskill Patch or attending meetings held by their local representatives at City Hall.
The political climate in Peekskill, NY is strongly 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
Peekskill, NY is strongly 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.
Peekskill, 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 Peekskill, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,368 contributions totaling $194,612 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 354 contributions totaling $42,779 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)