Suffern, NY is a small town in the Ramapo Valley located in Rockland County. The town has a rich history and strong sense of community that has been reflected in its politics over the years. Despite its size, Suffern has had a number of influential and engaged local political figures who have taken part in representing the interests of the residents. The most recent municipal elections saw several candidates running for various positions within the government, with each advocating for their respective platforms. The election process created an open dialogue between the electorate and potential leaders which ensured that all voices were heard and respected. This allowed Suffern to continue on its path of producing strong government officials who are dedicated to providing quality service to their constituents while building relationships amongst each other. Ultimately, this allows Suffern’s government to remain vibrant, effective, and representative of its population.
The political climate in Suffern, NY is leaning 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
Suffern, NY is leaning 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.
Suffern, 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 Suffern, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,369 contributions totaling $291,900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 138 contributions totaling $75,036 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $544 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)