Eastchester, NY is a small town located in Westchester County with a population of about 19,000 people. It is a largely suburban community with access to many recreational activities and local amenities. Politically, Eastchester has traditionally leaned towards the Democratic Party and currently has four Democrats on the five-member Town Board. The current Mayor of Eastchester is Democrat Doug MacCormack, who was elected in 2018. The Town Board works closely with the village to ensure that the needs of residents are met. In addition to elected officials, Eastchester also has several committees and boards that work to improve the quality of life for its citizens. The Eastchester Public Safety Committee works directly with local law enforcement officers to ensure public safety, while other committees like the Parks and Recreation Commission focus on maintaining parks and promoting recreational activities. With an engaged local government and active citizenry, Eastchester remains a vibrant community for all its residents.
The political climate in Eastchester, 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
Eastchester, 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.
Eastchester, 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 Eastchester, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37,844 contributions totaling $17,888,221 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $473 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,605 contributions totaling $9,251,220 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,651 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)