By Staff
Oct. 21, 2020: As we enter the 2020 Presidential Election, MyhometownBronxville thought it would be interesting to take a look at how Bronxville has voted in the past.
Thanks to the great work of Bronxville resident Marilynn Hill, we have election information all the way back to 1920.
In the past 100 years and 25 Presidential elections, Bronxville residents have cast more votes for Republican candidates in all but two elections - 2008 and 2016. Bronxville residents cast more votes for Barack Obama over John McCain in 2008 and for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump in 2016. See chart below for more detail.
Photo by A. Warner
Editor's notes: One asterisk, national winner; bold names, Bronxville winner. This chart years 1920 - 2012 was researched and compiled by Marilynn Hill, was first published in Anne Curtis Fredericks, "Election Fever in Bronxville, 1936," The Bronxville Journal IV (2009): 71 and was recently printed in The Bronxville Historical Conservancy's Chronicle. The source for the 2016 election was Westchester County Board of Elections.
Bronxville is a quaint village (one square mile) located just 16 miles north of midtown Manhattan (roughly 30 minutes on the train) and has a population of approximately 6,500. It is known as a premier community with an excellent public school (K-12) and easy access to Manhattan. Bronxville offers many amenities including an attractive business district, a hospital (Lawrence Hospital), public paddle and tennis courts, fine dining at local restaurants, two private country clubs and a community library.
While the earliest settlers of Bronxville date back to the first half of the 18th century, the history of the modern suburb of Bronxville began in 1890 when William Van Duzer Lawrence purchased a farm and commissioned the architect, William A. Bates, to design a planned community of houses for well-known artists and professionals that became a thriving art colony. This community, now called Lawrence Park, is listed on the National register of Historic Places and many of the homes still have artists’ studios. A neighborhood association within Lawrence Park called “The Hilltop Association” keeps this heritage alive with art shows and other events for neighbors.
Bronxville offers many charming neighborhoods as well as a variety of living options for residents including single family homes, town houses, cooperatives and condominiums. One of the chief benefits of living in “the village” is that your children can attend the Bronxville School.
The Bronxville postal zone (10708, known as “Bronxville PO”) includes the village of Bronxville as well as the Chester Heights section of Eastchester, parts of Tuckahoe and the Lawrence Park West, Cedar Knolls, Armour Villa and Longvale sections of Yonkers. Many of these areas have their own distinct character. For instance, the Armour Villa section has many historic homes and even has its own newsletter called “The Villa Voice” which reports on neighborhood news.
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