Cornwall-on-Hudson is a small village in Orange County, New York. Although it has a small population, the village has an active political scene. The Mayor of Cornwall-on-Hudson is Brendan Gaughran and he is supported by the Village Board of Trustees. There are also various local committees such as the Planning Board, Zoning Board and Environmental Advisory Council that make decisions regarding local issues. All of these groups work together to ensure the best outcomes for Cornwall-on-Hudson and its citizens. Additionally, there are several political candidates running for office in the upcoming election that have expressed interest in representing the people of Cornwall-on-Hudson. With so many individuals involved in local politics, it is clear that Cornwall-on Hudson is dedicated to creating a strong sense of community through democracy and civic engagement.
The political climate in Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY is leaning conservative.
Orange County, NY is leaning liberal. In Orange County, NY 49.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Orange county remained narrowly Republican, 49.3% to 49.2%.
Orange county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY is leaning conservative.
Orange 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.
Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York: r R d d r r
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 Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 875 contributions totaling $96,106 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $18,834 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)