Putnam Valley, NY is a small town located in Putnam County, New York. It is home to a diverse population of about 11,000 people. Despite its size, Putnam Valley is very politically active. The town has an elected board of three Town Supervisors who serve four-year terms and are responsible for the governing of the town. There are also many local political organizations that advocate on behalf of the community and work to bring issues to light for the residents of Putnam Valley. In addition, there are several candidates running for office in the upcoming election in 10579 Putnam Valley, NY. These candidates come from all walks of life and offer different solutions to the issues the town faces. With their help, residents can have a say in how their local government works and make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 10579 (Putnam Valley, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Putnam County, NY is leaning conservative. In Putnam County, NY 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Putnam county remained moderately Republican, 53.1% to 45.3%.
Putnam county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 10579 (Putnam Valley, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Putnam Valley, New York is somewhat conservative.
Putnam County, New York is leaning conservative.
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.
Putnam Valley, New York: r R r R 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 10579 (Putnam Valley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,100 contributions totaling $218,792 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 139 contributions totaling $20,935 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)