Mount Pleasant, NY is a small town located in Westchester County with a population of around 10,000 people. Political decisions made in this area have an impact on the entire county and beyond. The local government consists of the Town Board which consists of five elected members who are responsible for setting policy and making decisions that affect the entire community. The town board also appoints representatives to other boards and commissions such as planning boards and zoning boards. Every two years residents of Mount Pleasant can elect three council members to represent them on all matters brought before the Town Board. Furthermore, every four years residents elect a mayor to preside over town meetings and guide decisions that are made by the board. The local political candidates are frequently highly involved in the community, attending meetings or events to listen to citizens' concerns. Elections in Mount Pleasant are competitive races that draw attention from throughout Westchester County.
The political climate in Mount Pleasant, 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
Mount Pleasant, 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.
Mount Pleasant, 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 Mount Pleasant, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42,502 contributions totaling $9,947,457 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,235 contributions totaling $1,696,795 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $401 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)