Wappinger, NY is a town located in Dutchess County in New York State. It has a rich history rooted in the Dutch culture and traditions that have been around for centuries. The political scene in Wappinger is vibrant as the town has many local government representatives elected to serve its residents. At the state level, Wappinger is represented by Senator Sue Serino, Assemblyman Kieran Lalor, and Congresswoman Nan Hayworth. Each of them works hard to ensure the best representation for their constituents and are heavily involved in initiatives to make Wappinger an even better place to live. Local governments such as town councils and boards also play an important role in creating policies and helping the citizens of Wappinger have access to efficient services. Additionally, on the national level there are numerous organizations devoted to promoting civility among all citizens regardless of party affiliation or beliefs. These organizations help foster understanding between groups who may not necessarily agree with one another yet still desire common ground solutions that benefit everyone in Wappinger.
The political climate in Wappinger, NY is leaning liberal.
Dutchess County, NY is somewhat liberal. In Dutchess County, NY 53.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dutchess county remained moderately Democratic, 53.9% to 44.3%.
Dutchess county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wappinger, NY is leaning liberal.
Dutchess County, New York is somewhat 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.
Wappinger, New York: r 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 Wappinger, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,367 contributions totaling $561,370 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,043 contributions totaling $512,324 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)