The small town of 10989 Valley Cottage, NY is known as a peaceful community with an atmosphere of respect and civility. Situated in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, the town provides a close-knit atmosphere for those who live here. The political climate in Valley Cottage is generally conservative and supportive of traditional values. Local government consists mainly of elected officials from the Village Board, which serves to represent issues that are important to residents. Though there are certain issues that can divide opinion among the population, such as taxation and public services, there is overall agreement on most matters as people strive to work together for the benefit of their community.
The political climate in Zip 10989 (Valley Cottage, NY) is leaning liberal.
Rockland County, NY is leaning liberal. In Rockland County, NY 50.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rockland county remained narrowly Democratic, 50.3% to 48.6%.
Rockland county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 10989 (Valley Cottage, NY) is leaning liberal.
Valley Cottage, New York is leaning liberal.
Rockland 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.
Valley Cottage, New York: D r 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 10989 (Valley Cottage)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 779 contributions totaling $98,339 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 72 contributions totaling $12,051 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)