The small town of Montrose, NY is a close-knit community with a population of around 2,000 people. The town is governed by an elected body of five Trustees who serve on the Town Board. The Town Board is responsible for setting the budget, making decisions on zoning regulations and local laws, and addressing public concerns. Additionally, the Town Supervisor oversees all departments in Montrose. Local elections are held each year to appoint people to the Town Board and Supervisor positions. Residents vote for candidates that they believe will best represent their interests in local government. In recent years, residents have become increasingly vocal in expressing their opinions on issues such as taxation and infrastructure spending. The increasing engagement in local politics has resulted from strong civic pride and actively working with citizens to address their needs.
The political climate in Montrose, NY is somewhat 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
Montrose, NY is somewhat 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.
Montrose, 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 Montrose, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,462 contributions totaling $1,805,709 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 137 contributions totaling $42,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $307 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)