Croton-on-Hudson, NY is a small village in Westchester county. Although it is a relatively small community, the politics of Croton-on-Hudson are quite active. The local government is composed of elected officials from the mayor, trustees, and village justice to the board of education members. These officials work to improve the quality of life for residents by focusing on projects such as infrastructure improvements, public safety investments and economic growth initiatives. Residents also have an opportunity to voice their opinions at local town hall meetings where political candidates come to present their platforms and ideas for the future of Croton-on-Hudson. In addition to local elections, citizens can get involved in state and federal elections as well by registering to vote and participating in campaigns or other activities related to politics. Overall, Croton-on-Hudson has an engaged and involved population when it comes to politics that helps shape the future of the village.
The political climate in Croton-on-Hudson, NY is somewhat 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
Croton-on-Hudson, NY is somewhat 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.
Croton-on-Hudson, 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 Croton-on-Hudson, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,249 contributions totaling $1,774,751 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $418 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 124 contributions totaling $40,325 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $325 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)