West Haverstraw, NY is a small community located in Rockland County. It is governed by the Town Board, which is comprised of five members who are elected to four-year terms. The board's primary role is to create and approve laws that benefit the citizens of West Haverstraw. The Town Board also oversees the budgeting process, as well as providing services and support for local businesses, schools, and other community organizations. In addition to the Town Board, West Haverstraw has numerous committees that provide additional oversight on local issues. These committees include the Planning & Zoning Commission, Parks & Recreation Commission, Community Development Advisory Committee and more.
The political climate in West Haverstraw leans towards progressive ideals with an emphasis on sustainability and economic stability. Local elections often focus on issues such as infrastructure improvements, environmental protection initiatives and economic development plans. Local political candidates generally advocate for programs that will help to improve local quality of life in West Haverstraw while maintaining fiscal responsibility and promoting a sense of community amongst its residents.
The political climate in West Haverstraw, 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
West Haverstraw, 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.
West Haverstraw, 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 West Haverstraw, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 348 contributions totaling $21,678 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $7,390 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)