The politics in Pleasant Valley, NY are focused on creating a sense of community and ensuring that all citizens have access to the services they need. The local government works diligently to provide quality public services such as roads and education while making sure taxes remain low. Residents of Pleasant Valley can be proud of their elected officials who strive to make the town a better place to live. The community is very engaged in the political process and many residents attend town hall meetings to ensure their voices are heard. Political candidates running for office are held to high standards by the citizens who demand transparency and accountability in their leaders. With its commitment to civic engagement, Pleasant Valley is a model when it comes to local politics.
The political climate in Pleasant Valley, NY is leaning liberal.
Dutchess County, NY is somewhat liberal. In Dutchess County, NY 53.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dutchess county remained moderately Democratic, 53.9% to 44.3%.
Dutchess county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pleasant Valley, NY is leaning liberal.
Dutchess County, New York is somewhat 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.
Pleasant Valley, New York: r 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 Pleasant Valley, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,984 contributions totaling $1,625,991 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,131 contributions totaling $214,244 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)