Hillburn, NY is a small town located in the heart of Rockland County. Despite its small size, Hillburn is an active political center in the county and is home to many organizations and initiatives which actively work to engage citizens in local politics. The town is served by a mayor and four council members who are elected by residents every two years. The mayor and council are responsible for overseeing all aspects of local government, such as providing police and fire protection services, maintaining public infrastructure, and managing a budget. In addition to the local government, Hillburn also has several civic organizations which strive to educate citizens on important political issues and encourage voter turnout during elections. These groups often host events such as debates or issue forums where candidates can discuss their views with the community. By engaging citizens in politics, Hillburn hopes to foster a healthy democracy that offers equal representation for everyone in the town.
The political climate in Hillburn, 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
Hillburn, NY 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.
Hillburn, 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 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 Hillburn, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $455 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $1,290 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)