Red Hook, NY is a small town located in the Hudson Valley of New York. Politically speaking, it's a fairly liberal area that tends to trend Democratic. The Democratic party dominates the local political scene, and most elected officials are Democrats. Issues that are important to the community include education, infrastructure improvements, local economic development, environmental protection, and public safety. Red Hook has a history of progressive politics and works hard to ensure that all citizens have an equal voice in the decision-making process. Local laws focus on economic fairness for everyone and preserving natural resources for future generations. There are many organizations in the area that work to promote civic engagement and get people involved in local politics. By getting involved in local politics through voting or joining one of these groups, citizens can help shape their community鈥檚 future and make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Red Hook, NY is leaning liberal.
Dutchess County, NY is somewhat liberal. In Dutchess County, NY 53.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dutchess county remained moderately Democratic, 53.9% to 44.3%.
Dutchess county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Red Hook, NY is leaning liberal.
Dutchess County, New York is somewhat 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.
Red Hook, New York: r 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 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 Red Hook, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,595 contributions totaling $9,498,367 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $990 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 491 contributions totaling $311,439 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $634 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)