Shrub Oak, NY is a small town located in Westchester County. It has a population of about 6,000 residents and is known for its historic sites and easy access to New York City. Shrub Oak has had a long history of civic engagement with an emphasis on local political decision-making. The town has been represented by various elected officials over the years who have served as advocates for the community on issues such as infrastructure, public education, and crime prevention. Residents participate in local elections and often come together to discuss the issues that are important to them. In recent years, Shrub Oak has seen increased voter turnout as more citizens recognize the importance of taking part in the democratic process. Local candidates have recognized the value of engaging with constituents and have worked to create meaningful dialogue about relevant topics. With an engaged community that understands and values their right to vote, Shrub Oak continues to be a vibrant example of democracy in action.
The political climate in Shrub Oak, 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
Shrub Oak, 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.
Shrub Oak, 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 Shrub Oak, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 678 contributions totaling $60,702 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $9,363 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)