Mount Vernon, NY is a vibrant city located in Westchester County. It is home to diverse people and cultures, with numerous small businesses and institutions. Politically, the city is represented by several local representatives. Currently, Richard Thomas serves as Mayor of Mount Vernon and Yuhanna Edwards serves as City Council President. The City Council consists of seven members who are elected to two-year terms. Additionally, the Mount Vernon Board of Education is comprised of nine board members who are also elected on a two-year cycle. These local political leaders work hard to ensure that the citizens of Mount Vernon have access to quality services and amenities that make their lives easier and more enjoyable. They strive to create a safe and prosperous community for all of its residents.
The political climate in Zip 10552 (Mount Vernon, NY) is strongly 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 10552 (Mount Vernon, NY) is strongly liberal.
Mount Vernon, New York is strongly 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.
Mount Vernon, 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 10552 (Mount Vernon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,366 contributions totaling $141,779 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 353 contributions totaling $33,923 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)