Editing Putnam County, New York (section)

===State and national government===
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{{PresRow|2000|Republican|21,853|18,525|2,176|New York}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|17,452|16,173|4,807|New York}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|18,934|14,048|8,281|New York}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|24,086|12,158|256|New York}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|25,707|9,473|97|New York}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|20,193|8,691|2,935|New York}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|18,523|11,963|225|New York}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|21,673|7,747|77|New York}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|13,293|8,472|2,549|New York}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|9,219|12,636|24|New York}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|11,946|8,013|28|New York}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|12,898|4,694|0|New York}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|11,038|5,001|58|New York}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|8,222|4,012|643|New York}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|7,010|4,251|33|New York}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|7,164|4,794|39|New York}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|5,761|4,682|190|New York}}
{{PresRow|1932|Republican|4,633|3,730|149|New York}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,534|2,278|169|New York}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|3,796|1,472|337|New York}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|3,447|1,405|59|New York}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|1,717|1,290|23|New York}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,267|1,321|624|New York}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|2,275|1,369|104|New York}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|2,316|1,395|59|New York}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|2,219|1,345|67|New York}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|2,364|1,027|104|New York}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|1,846|1,549|214|New York}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|2,098|1,515|109|New York}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|2,103|1,526|93|New York}}
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Putnam County is part of the 94th State Assembly District (Towns of Carmel, Patterson, Putnam Valley and Southeast), represented by [[Matt Slater (politician)|Matt Slater]] (R),<ref>{{cite web|title=Assemblyman Kevin M. Byrne Assembly District 94|url=http://nyassembly.gov/mem/Kevin-M-Byrne/map/|website=New York State Assembly|access-date=January 1, 2018}}</ref> and the 95th State Assembly District (Towns of Kent and Phillipstown), represented by [[Dana Levenberg]] (D).<ref>{{cite web|title=Assemblywoman Sandy Galef Assembly District 95|url=http://nyassembly.gov/mem/Sandy-Galef/map/|website=New York State Assembly|access-date=January 1, 2018}}</ref>

Putnam County is part of the 40th State Senate District (Towns of Carmel, Patterson, and Southeast), represented by [[Peter Harckham]] (D),<ref>{{cite web|title=New York State Senator Peter Harckham|url=https://www.nysenate.gov/district/40|website=The New York State Senate|publisher=New York State Senate|access-date=June 17, 2019}}</ref> and the 41st State Senate District (Towns of Kent, Phillipstown and Putnam Valley), represented by Democrat [[Michelle Hinchey]].

Putnam County is located in the [[New York's 17th congressional district|17th congressional district]] and has been represented by Republican [[Mike Lawler]] since 2023.

Putnam County has voted consistently for [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] presidential candidates, largely bucking the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] trend in the New York City suburbs. From 1828 to 1868, Putnam was a Democratic stronghold, but since 1872, the only Democratic presidential nominees to carry Putnam County have been [[Woodrow Wilson]] [[1912 United States presidential election in New York|in 1912]] and [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] [[1964 United States presidential election in New York|in 1964]].<ref>[http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/comparemaps.php?year=2008&fips=36&f=1&off=0&elect=0 David Leip's Presidential Atlas (Historical election maps for New York)]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/26/nyregion/putnam-county-republican-election.html|title=Amid New York's Blue Wave, a Republican County Resists|author=Tyler Pager|date=November 26, 2018|access-date=December 2, 2020|work=New York Times}}</ref>