Pelham, NY is a small community located in Westchester County with a diverse population. The village is governed by an elected Mayor and Board of Trustees. It also has its own police force and fire department. As a part of Westchester County, Pelham also takes part in the larger county-wide political processes. The Town Supervisor and Town Board members are elected at the county level to serve as the governing body for all of Westchester County. At the local level, Pelham voters elect candidates to serve on the village board which sets policy for the community. It is important for residents to take an active role in understanding what politicians stand for and how they plan to represent their constituents' interests. Local elections are often competitive, and it is important that people understand what each candidate stands for so they can make an informed decision come election day.
The political climate in Pelham, 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
Pelham, 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.
Pelham, 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 Pelham, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,326 contributions totaling $1,525,528 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $241 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,898 contributions totaling $578,404 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $305 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)