North Salem, NY is a small hamlet located in Westchester County, with a population of just over 5,400. It has long been known as a quiet place to live and raise families, but it also plays an important role in the politics of Westchester County. North Salem is part of the New York 24th Congressional District and is represented by Congresswoman Nita Lowey. The town is also part of the 91st State Assembly District which is currently represented by Kevin Byrne. At the local level, North Salem residents are served by three Town Board members who manage the town's various affairs including overseeing zoning regulations and budgeting for roads and services. Residents can get involved in their local government by attending town meetings or joining elected committees such as the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals. They can also show their support for the candidates they believe will best represent their interests in upcoming elections.
The political climate in North Salem, 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
North Salem, 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.
North Salem, 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 North Salem, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,046 contributions totaling $593,907 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 678 contributions totaling $205,295 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $303 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)