The politics of Orangetown, NY are centered around the town's commitment to its citizens and their quality of life. The members of local government work hard to ensure that the infrastructure and services provided by Orangetown are functional and stable. The town has a mayor and town council who serve four year terms, along with other elected officials like justices, assessors, highway superintendents, and more who provide specialized support. Local elections are held every two years when candidates run for office in order to represent the citizens of Orangetown. Residents can get involved in their community through voting or volunteering with committees or local organizations. Overall, the political atmosphere in Orangetown is one that is strongly focused on providing its citizens with the best possible services and opportunities.
The political climate in Orangetown, 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
Orangetown, 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.
Orangetown, 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 Orangetown, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53,872 contributions totaling $9,059,341 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,494 contributions totaling $431,675 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)