Millbrook, NY is a small town located in the mid-Hudson Valley region of New York. While the town does not have a large population, its people take politics very seriously and are passionate about their beliefs. The local political scene in Millbrook consists of numerous active civic organizations and individuals who regularly attend meetings and events to learn more about regional and national issues. During election season, debate can be heard around town as citizens discuss their preferred candidates and how they would affect the community. Issues such as healthcare, taxes, and education often come up in conversations between residents to determine which candidates best align with their values. All in all, politics are an important part of life in Millbrook, NY.
The political climate in Millbrook, NY is leaning liberal.
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
Millbrook, NY is leaning liberal.
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.
Millbrook, 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 Millbrook, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 820 contributions totaling $952,805 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,162 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 161 contributions totaling $287,867 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,788 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)