Katonah, NY is a town in Westchester County, located about forty-five miles north of New York City. Its politics are typical for the area, with a mix of both conservative and liberal views. The town is represented by two state senators and one assemblymember from the 40th district, all of whom are Democrats. At the local level, Katonah has an elected Town Supervisor who serves as its chief executive officer. There are also two Town Council members who represent different parts of the community and make decisions on matters ranging from budgeting to zoning laws. In addition to these positions, there are a number of appointed positions such as the Planning Board Chairperson or Zoning Board Chairperson which oversee certain aspects of the day-to-day operations within Katonah. Residents of Katonah can stay informed about local politics through their local newspaper or other forms of media such as radio and television programs.
The political climate in Katonah, NY is somewhat 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
Katonah, NY is somewhat 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.
Katonah, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Katonah, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,821 contributions totaling $1,383,385 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $362 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 373 contributions totaling $760,379 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,039 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)