The politics in 10710 Yonkers, NY are shaped by a range of local and national issues. The city of Yonkers is the fourth-largest city in New York State, located just north of Manhattan around the Hudson River. It has a diverse population with many different backgrounds and cultures. Politically, Yonkers is heavily Democratic with a majority of registered voters identifying with the party. Local politics are focused on finding solutions to issues that affect residents' day-to-day lives such as education, public safety, infrastructure investments, and economic development. Additionally, there is increasing pressure from environmental groups looking for more sustainable solutions for transportation and energy production. Political candidates running in local elections focus on their plans for fiscal responsibility while balancing needed investments in infrastructure projects and social services to ensure the quality of life remains high in the city.
The political climate in Zip 10710 (Yonkers, 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 10710 (Yonkers, NY) is strongly liberal.
Yonkers, 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.
Yonkers, 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 10710 (Yonkers)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 884 contributions totaling $131,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 202 contributions totaling $65,457 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $324 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)