Rhinebeck, NY is a small town located in the Hudson Valley region of New York State. It is known for its quaint charm, vibrant community and rich history. With a population of just over 2,000 people, Rhinebeck has a strong sense of community and local politics are important to its residents. The Town Board consists of four Trustees elected from each ward who work together with the Supervisor to manage the day-to-day operations and affairs of the Town. In addition, there are several other elected officials who represent Rhinebeck at county, state and federal levels including members of Congress and state Senate. There are also many political action committees and organizations working to promote progressive issues throughout the region. It is clear that politics play an important role in Rhinebeck as residents take pride in their community and remain engaged in both local and national issues.
The political climate in Rhinebeck, 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
Rhinebeck, 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.
Rhinebeck, 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 Rhinebeck, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12,023 contributions totaling $25,182,367 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $2,095 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 529 contributions totaling $737,131 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,393 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)