10511 Buchanan, NY is located in Westchester County and is home to a diverse population of approximately 10,000 people. The local politics in the area are largely influenced by the Democratic and Republican parties. In recent years, many of the political candidates have come from the two major parties as well as smaller, independent groups. In the last election cycle, there were several candidates running for office including Democrats George Latimer and Linda Kabot, Republicans Terrence Murphy and Kevin Byrne, along with other independents such as David Buchwald. Each candidate had something unique to offer to their constituents and it was ultimately up to the voters to decide who they would vote for. Although most of the political candidates have been affiliated with either major party, Independent candidates have been gaining ground in recent elections and may become more visible in future elections.
The political climate in Zip 10511 (Buchanan, NY) is moderately liberal.
Westchester County, NY is very liberal. In Westchester County, NY 67.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Westchester county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.6% to 31.3%.
Westchester county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 10511 (Buchanan, NY) is moderately liberal.
Buchanan, New York is moderately liberal.
Westchester County, New York is very 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.
Buchanan, 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 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 10511 (Buchanan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 250 contributions totaling $4,624 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $6,277 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)