Pleasantville, NY is a vibrant, diverse community located in Westchester County. It is home to numerous shops, restaurants and cultural attractions. The political landscape in Pleasantville is just as varied as its culture. The town currently has two representatives that serve on the Westchester County Board of Legislators: Mary Smith and John Doe. Both Mary and John have been leaders in the community for many years, advocating for their constituents and ensuring that local issues are addressed in a timely manner. They have worked hard to create positive change in the area, from improving public transportation systems to creating more green spaces for residents to enjoy. Additionally, they both strive to ensure that all citizens have fair representation in the political process by attending town hall meetings and actively engaging with their constituents.
The political climate in Pleasantville, 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
Pleasantville, 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.
Pleasantville, 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 Pleasantville, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,124 contributions totaling $1,192,135 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 665 contributions totaling $260,147 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $391 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)