Verplanck, NY is a small town located in Westchester County with a close-knit community of around 2,000 residents. Although the population may be small, Verplanck has an active political scene. All local candidates for office must be affiliated with one of the two major parties in the state: Democrat or Republican. As the town’s population continues to grow, more and more people become interested in local politics and contribute to its dynamic nature. The current mayor of Verplanck is a Democrat who won election due to his commitment to improving infrastructure and promoting economic growth. There are also several other dedicated individuals vying for positions on the Board of Selectmen who are all eager to make positive changes for the community. Regardless of their party affiliation, all candidates have one common goal: to serve their constituents and ensure that everyone in Verplanck is given equal opportunity and representation in government.
The political climate in Verplanck, NY is moderately 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
Verplanck, NY is moderately 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.
Verplanck, 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 Verplanck, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,230 contributions totaling $31,560 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $14 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,675 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)