West Hills, NY is a small town located in the Hudson Valley region of New York. Politically, it has been a historically Democratic strongholds since at least the 1970s. In recent years, West Hills has seen an influx of more progressive politics, although traditional values remain strong among the local community. The town prides itself on having a diverse set of political ideologies represented within its borders and welcomes candidates from all parties to stand for election each year. Local elections focus on issues such as education, infrastructure, housing, economic development and public safety. Candidates often emphasize their ability to work together to better serve their constituents and bring about positive change in West Hills. The town is also home to several activist groups dedicated to promoting progressive values on a local level.
The political climate in West Hills, NY is leaning conservative.
Suffolk County, NY is leaning liberal. In Suffolk County, NY 49.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Suffolk county remained narrowly Republican, 49.3% to 49.3%.
Suffolk county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Hills, NY is leaning conservative.
Suffolk 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.
West Hills, New York: D d d d r r
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 West Hills, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12,813 contributions totaling $2,202,784 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,667 contributions totaling $2,942,871 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)