Port Chester, NY is a village located in Westchester County. The village is governed by an elected Mayor and Board of Trustees. Local politics in Port Chester are focused on improving the quality of life for residents and business owners. Issues such as education, economic opportunities, public safety, and infrastructure are all topics that garner attention from local politicians. The current Mayor of Port Chester is Richard J. Falanka, who was first elected to office in 2015. Recently, the village has been working on initiatives to spur economic development and promote continued growth throughout the community. Additionally, much attention has been placed on sustainability practices and environmental protection efforts in order to preserve the natural beauty of Port Chester for future generations.
The political climate in Zip 10573 (Port Chester, 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 10573 (Port Chester, NY) is strongly liberal.
Port Chester, 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.
Port Chester, 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 10573 (Port Chester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,642 contributions totaling $28,760,734 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17,516 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 238 contributions totaling $138,576 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $582 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)