The politics in Spring Valley, NY are very vibrant and diverse. Located in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, the city is a hub of local activity and culture. It is home to a large number of political organizations, from grassroots campaigns to larger national groups. Residents often come together for rallies, protests, and other events to discuss current issues and legislation that affect their lives. Local elections have been key in deciding how people live and work in Spring Valley. Candidates running for office come from both major political parties as well as independents, who bring a variety of perspectives on topics ranging from education policy to healthcare reform. With such diversity among contenders vying for office, voters are sure to have multiple options when it comes time to cast their ballots.
The political climate in Spring Valley, NY is somewhat 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
Spring Valley, NY is somewhat 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.
Spring Valley, 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 Spring Valley, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,120 contributions totaling $705,011 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 764 contributions totaling $286,251 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $375 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)