Pound Ridge, NY is a town located in Westchester County. It has an estimated population of 5,082 and is known for its rural character and natural resources. In terms of politics, the town is currently governed by a supervisor-town board system with each position being elected for a two-year term. The current supervisor is Richard Lyman and the other members of the town board are Laurence Leonarduzzi, Michael D'Angelo, Jeanmarie Mortillaro and Stan Massa. This local government serves the people of Pound Ridge by ensuring infrastructure development and safety within the community. They also provide services such as public works and recreation activities which contribute to the quality of life in Pound Ridge. Additionally, they help maintain a balanced budget while providing sound fiscal management of public funds. The local politics in Pound Ridge aim to serve its citizens through efficient management and transparent decision-making processes that benefit all members of the community.
The political climate in Pound Ridge, 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
Pound Ridge, 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.
Pound Ridge, 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 Pound Ridge, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,226 contributions totaling $2,976,156 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $323 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,402 contributions totaling $1,214,565 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $866 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)