The politics in 10918 Chester, NY are quite unique. The area has a relatively small population compared to other parts of the state, giving residents a greater level of involvement in local political activity. Each election cycle, candidates from both major parties vie for public office and residents have the chance to vote on issues that impact their town. While it is true that local candidates don’t always get as much attention as those running for higher offices, they still make a big difference in the lives of the people who live there. Residents take pride in taking part in the democratic process and stay informed on the issues surrounding them. Vote by mail options have made local participation even easier and more accessible to everyone.
The political climate in Zip 10918 (Chester, 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
Zip 10918 (Chester, NY) is leaning conservative.
Chester, New York 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.
Chester, 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 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 10918 (Chester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 880 contributions totaling $45,549 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 301 contributions totaling $167,142 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $555 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)