Hillcrest, NY is a small town located in upstate New York. It has a close-knit community of individuals who value their local government and take an active interest in their political representatives. The town’s politics are influenced by the many different backgrounds of its residents, from those of long-standing families to recent migrants. Issues that are important to Hillcrest include the support of local businesses, maintaining affordable housing and transportation, protecting green spaces, and providing quality education for all children. The citizens also value open communication between elected officials and their constituents so that honest dialogue can be had about important issues facing the community. In recent years, Hillcrest has seen an increase in political engagement among its inhabitants as people become more aware of their local political landscape.
The political climate in Hillcrest, 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
Hillcrest, 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.
Hillcrest, 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 Hillcrest, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,472 contributions totaling $100,477 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 199 contributions totaling $61,865 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $311 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)