Pawling, NY is a small town located in the Hudson Valley region of New York. It is known for its quaint downtown and rural atmosphere. Political engagement in the community is high, with a large number of local organizations and initiatives that focus on various issues affecting the area. In recent years, there have been many debates about issues such as taxes, economic development, education funding, and environmental protection. Local politicians have taken active roles in discussing these topics and advocating for their constituents’ interests. Several candidates from both major parties have run for office in the past few years, though none of them have won any elections. Despite this, it is clear that people from all political backgrounds are passionate about their beliefs and eager to make their voices heard.
The political climate in Pawling, 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
Pawling, 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.
Pawling, 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 Pawling, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,741 contributions totaling $253,668 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 300 contributions totaling $83,554 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)