10940 Middletown, NY is a small town located in Orange County. The town is politically divided with voters leaning equally towards both the Republican and Democratic parties. Despite being a small town, there are numerous political candidates running for office each year from both sides of the aisle. In 2020, current Mayor Joe DeStefano was re-elected to a third consecutive term on the Democratic ticket, while Republican candidate Jimmy O'Neill ran against him in an effort to break the established incumbency. Political debates are held throughout the year to ensure transparency and accountability of local officials, and members of the community often take part in these debates. Although political affiliations may differ among individuals, it is clear that all citizens of 10940 Middletown strive to make their community a better place for everyone involved.
The political climate in Zip 10940 (Middletown, NY) is leaning liberal.
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 10940 (Middletown, NY) is leaning liberal.
Middletown, New York is leaning liberal.
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.
Middletown, 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 10940 (Middletown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,356 contributions totaling $76,486 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 124 contributions totaling $20,130 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)