The town of 10998 Westtown, NY has a strong political culture that is deeply rooted in its history. Local residents actively engage in politics, and often debate with each other over the issues that matter to them and their community. While there are no specific candidates running for office in the town, many local organizations work to support and promote political candidates who stand for the values of the town. These groups work to drive voter turnout on election day, helping to ensure that all local voices have a chance to be heard. With several different political parties represented in the town, it is easy for residents to find a candidate or party they can get behind. The active participation of Westtown residents in politics helps create an atmosphere of civic engagement as well as contribute to positive policy outcomes for the town.
The political climate in Zip 10998 (Westtown, NY) is leaning 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 10998 (Westtown, NY) is leaning conservative.
Westtown, New York is leaning 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.
Westtown, 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 10998 (Westtown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 163 contributions totaling $3,240 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $1,280 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)