Pine Bush, NY is a small rural town located in Orange County. It has a strong local community with an active grassroots political system. Politically, the town is generally conservative, but there are some progressive elements as well. The town's local elections feature a number of candidates from both major parties vying for positions on the Town Board and other local government offices. Issues important to the residents include affordable housing, job creation and preservation of the area's natural beauty. Local leaders have worked hard to maintain a balance between economic growth and environmental protection while also addressing issues such as public safety. The candidates running for office strive to serve their constituents and build a brighter future for Pine Bush and its citizens.
The political climate in Pine Bush, NY is leaning conservative.
Orange County, NY is leaning liberal. In Orange County, NY 49.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained narrowly Republican, 49.3% to 49.2%.
Orange county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pine Bush, NY is leaning conservative.
Orange County, New York is leaning 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.
Pine Bush, New York: r R d d 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 Pine Bush, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 491 contributions totaling $24,287 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $12,516 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)