Westvale, NY is a small rural town with a population of about 8,500 people. The town's politics are largely driven by its citizens and their commitment to preserving the community's unique character and charm. Locals are passionate about maintaining the town’s natural beauty and ensuring that the local economy remains strong. Westvale is served by an elected Town Board consisting of five members consisting of a supervisor, councilperson, clerk, highway superintendent, and treasurer. Elections occur every two years and candidates are chosen by the local registered voters. Citizens of Westvale take pride in their involvement in local politics by attending board meetings, volunteering for campaigns, voting in elections, and participating in other civic activities. Overall, Westvale is committed to upholding its core values of democracy and respect for all individuals as they strive to make decisions that benefit the entire community.
The political climate in Westvale, NY is leaning liberal.
Onondaga County, NY is moderately liberal. In Onondaga County, NY 58.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 38.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Onondaga county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 58.9% to 38.9%.
Onondaga county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Westvale, NY is leaning liberal.
Onondaga County, New York is moderately liberal.
Syracuse Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Westvale, 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 Westvale, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 797 contributions totaling $28,822 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 115 contributions totaling $21,624 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)