South Nyack, NY is a small town located in Rockland County. It is home to around 3,400 residents who enjoy its quaint and peaceful atmosphere. The town is governed by Mayor Bonnie Christian and six trustees elected from the village residents. The village holds elections every two years for village board of trustees seats and mayoralty positions. Each election includes a variety of local political candidates who make up the diverse South Nyack community. Political issues in the town concern local businesses, taxes, infrastructure, recreation facilities, and environmental initiatives such as preserving green spaces or managing stormwater runoff to help reduce flooding. Through their elected officials and various committees, the residents of South Nyack strive to maintain their quality of life and preserve the character of their community while accommodating growth.
The political climate in South Nyack, NY is leaning liberal.
Rockland County, NY is leaning liberal. In Rockland County, NY 50.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rockland county remained narrowly Democratic, 50.3% to 48.6%.
Rockland county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Nyack, NY is leaning liberal.
Rockland 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.
South Nyack, New York: D r 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 South Nyack, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,820 contributions totaling $1,133,718 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 172 contributions totaling $24,965 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)