Monsey, NY is a unique and vibrant community in Rockland County. The politics of the town are heavily influenced by its large population of Ultra Orthodox Jews, which account for a majority of the population. One of the most prominent political issues facing Monsey is the development of new housing. Due to its limited land area, there has been much debate about how to best accommodate the growing demand for housing without disrupting the established character of the town. Other important issues in Monsey include improving public transportation options, increasing funding for local education and health services, and maintaining high standards in terms of public safety. Local elections are typically decided by slim margins, as candidates from both sides fervently campaign for their respective platforms and visions for Monsey's future.
The political climate in Zip 10952 (Monsey, NY) is leaning liberal.
Rockland County, NY is leaning liberal. In Rockland County, NY 50.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rockland county remained narrowly Democratic, 50.3% to 48.6%.
Rockland county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 10952 (Monsey, NY) is leaning liberal.
Monsey, New York is leaning liberal.
Rockland County, New York is leaning 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.
Monsey, New York: D 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 10952 (Monsey)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 730 contributions totaling $306,732 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $420 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 227 contributions totaling $143,573 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $632 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)