Otisville, NY is a small town with a population of just over 1,000 people. It has been historically known as a quiet community that values tradition and rural living. Although the population may be small, the political life in Otisville is just as robust as larger cities and towns. The Town of Mount Hope, which encompasses Otisville, has several local boards and committees such as the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals. Additionally, they have their own elected officials who serve on the Town Council. In addition to these local politicians, there are also state representatives who represent Otisville in Albany. These individuals work together to ensure that the voice of Otisville is heard on different legislative matters that affect them directly or indirectly. Ultimately, politics in Otisville is an important part of keeping the town running effectively and efficiently for its residents.
The political climate in Zip 10963 (Otisville, NY) is somewhat 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 10963 (Otisville, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Otisville, New York is somewhat 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.
Otisville, 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 10963 (Otisville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $908 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)