Carmel, NY is a small town located in the state of New York, and it is no stranger to local politics. With a town board comprised of four elected members and a Supervisor, the citizens of Carmel have a voice in their local government. The members of the town board work together with the Supervisor to create laws and regulations that will benefit the community as well as ensure public safety. Additionally, there are several organizations available to residents that can provide information about local politics and other civic interests. These organizations include the Carmel Taxpayers Association, which provides news and resources about taxes in Carmel as well as other financial issues related to the town; the League of Women Voters, which educates citizens on their voting rights; and many more. Through these organizations, citizens are able to stay informed on all matters pertaining to local politics in Carmel.
The political climate in Carmel, NY is somewhat conservative.
Putnam County, NY is leaning conservative. In Putnam County, NY 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Putnam county remained moderately Republican, 53.1% to 45.3%.
Putnam county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carmel, NY is somewhat conservative.
Putnam County, New York is leaning conservative.
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.
Carmel, New York: r R r R R r
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 Carmel, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,836 contributions totaling $451,394 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 838 contributions totaling $177,770 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)