Union Vale, NY has a strong political culture with residents who are active in local government. The town is represented by an elected Town Board consisting of five members: the Supervisor, two Council Members and two Town Justices. Residents have the opportunity to participate in local politics by voting in elections for these positions, attending public meetings and forums to discuss issues, and engaging in grassroots initiatives such as petitioning for changes or volunteering on local campaigns. The town is also served by New York State Senator Sue Serino and Assemblywoman Didi Barrett, both of whom are committed to representing the best interests of their constituents. With a variety of avenues for engagement available, Union Vale encourages its citizens to stay informed and involved in politics at all levels of government.
The political climate in Union Vale, NY is leaning conservative.
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
Union Vale, NY is leaning conservative.
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.
Union Vale, 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 Union Vale, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,878 contributions totaling $1,217,081 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $423 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 671 contributions totaling $419,743 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $626 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)