Bedford, NY is a small town located in Westchester County in the state of New York. It has a rich history and an active political presence. The Town of Bedford has a local government consisting of five elected officials, each with their own unique policy objectives for the community. These officials are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the local government and work to ensure that the needs of the people are met. In addition to these duties, they also select their representatives for higher governmental positions such as county legislative districts or congressional districts. Residents of Bedford have numerous opportunities to become involved in local politics through attending meetings and engaging in conversations about current issues affecting their town, as well as participating in local elections. The people of Bedford have always been eager to exercise their right to vote and make sure that their voices are heard when it comes to making decisions about their community and its future.
The political climate in Bedford, NY is moderately liberal.
Westchester County, NY is very liberal. In Westchester County, NY 67.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Westchester county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.6% to 31.3%.
Westchester county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bedford, NY is moderately liberal.
Westchester County, New York is very 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.
Bedford, New York: D D 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 Bedford, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25,969 contributions totaling $14,631,786 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $563 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,486 contributions totaling $3,561,406 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,433 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)