The small city of Patterson, NY is known for its vibrant and diverse community. Although the city is not large in size, it has a unique political culture that has shaped the character of the city. Patterson residents are passionate about their local politics and take pride in their ability to make a difference in their community. Local elections are hotly contested and can often lead to heated debates about issues such as taxes, education, development, and public safety. With no shortage of candidates running for office, Patterson residents have many opportunities to get involved and make their voices heard through voting and other forms of civic engagement. Despite its small size, the people of Patterson are dedicated to ensuring that their government is accountable to them and works hard to serve the interests of its citizens.
The political climate in Patterson, 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
Patterson, 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.
Patterson, 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 Patterson, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,658 contributions totaling $406,469 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 825 contributions totaling $135,958 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)