The town of Mahopac, NY (10541) is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, New York. It is located in the rolling hills of the Hudson Valley, and its population is estimated at 8,000 people. The area is politically diverse, and both Republicans and Democrats are actively involved in local political processes. Local government decisions are made by a five-member Town Board that meets once a month to discuss issues such as zoning ordinances, development projects, public infrastructure investments, and budgeting priorities. In addition to local elections for Town Board members every two years, residents can also vote on various ballot proposals throughout the year. While all eligible voters have an equal say in matters of local politics within Mahopac, the decisions ultimately rest with the Town Board who will work to represent their constituents’ best interests.
The political climate in Zip 10541 (Mahopac, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Putnam County, NY is leaning conservative. In Putnam County, NY 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Putnam county remained moderately Republican, 53.1% to 45.3%.
Putnam county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 10541 (Mahopac, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Mahopac, New York is somewhat conservative.
Putnam County, New York is leaning conservative.
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.
Mahopac, New York: r R r R 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 10541 (Mahopac)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,483 contributions totaling $137,076 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 149 contributions totaling $54,076 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $363 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)