Bedford Hills, NY is a small town located in Westchester County. It has a rich history that dates back to the 1700s when it was first established. Despite its small size, Bedford Hills has always been active in local politics. The town is represented in the Westchester County Legislature by Legislator Peter Harckham, who was elected to the post in 2013. He works hard to ensure that Bedford Hills continues to be a vibrant and safe community for its residents. Additionally, Bedford Hills residents are encouraged to get involved politically by attending town meetings or registering to vote in elections. With a commitment to civic engagement and involvement, Bedford Hills is an excellent example of how local politics can benefit everyone within the community.
The political climate in Bedford Hills, 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
Bedford Hills, 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.
Bedford Hills, 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 Bedford Hills, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,595 contributions totaling $3,584,306 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,381 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 146 contributions totaling $204,035 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,398 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)