West Nyack, NY is a small suburban town in Rockland County located just north of New York City. It is an area that prides itself on its strong sense of community and has a local government that works hard to ensure the safety and well-being of all its citizens. The area is represented in politics by a number of elected officials, including state representatives, county legislators, and members of Congress. Local elections are held every two years and feature candidates from both major parties running for office. Residents have the opportunity to engage in various political activities like volunteering their time to help with campaigns or attending local meetings to discuss policy issues. They can also stay informed about what their elected officials are doing on their behalf through official newsletters or social media accounts. West Nyack residents take great pride in participating in the democratic process and ensuring that their voices are heard.
The political climate in West Nyack, NY is leaning conservative.
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
West Nyack, NY is leaning conservative.
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.
West Nyack, 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 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 West Nyack, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,158 contributions totaling $83,359 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $35,684 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $435 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)