The small town of Wassaic, NY has been home to many generations of families and is the perfect destination for those looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life. While Wassaic may not be a hotbed of political activity, it still has its own unique form of local government. The Town Council is led by an elected Supervisor who sets policy for the town, along with a Clerk/Treasurer and four council members who are voted in by the residents. These officials are responsible for setting budgets, collecting taxes, providing services such as police and fire protection, approving zoning regulations, and handling any other matters that come up. They also work with state and county representatives to ensure that Wassaic's needs are heard at higher levels of government. During election season, candidates for these positions are actively campaigned for by their supporters, making sure that everyone knows who is running so they can make informed decisions about who should lead their town.
The political climate in Zip 12592 (Wassaic, 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
Zip 12592 (Wassaic, NY) is leaning liberal.
Wassaic, New York 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.
Wassaic, 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 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 12592 (Wassaic)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 147 contributions totaling $53,723 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $365 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $5,485 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)