Central Islip, NY is a small town located in Suffolk County on Long Island. It has a rich history filled with diverse cultures and many residents take pride in its heritage. The local politics of Central Islip are just as vibrant, with several candidates running for various offices each year. These elections can be incredibly competitive as candidates strive to represent their constituents on the local, state, and national level. Some of the most important issues that arise during these campaigns are public safety, education reform, economic development, and social justice. Local debates between candidates occur regularly and the people of Central Islip have an opportunity to learn about their local government while exercising their right to vote.
The political climate in Central Islip, NY is leaning liberal.
Suffolk County, NY is leaning liberal. In Suffolk County, NY 49.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Suffolk county remained narrowly Republican, 49.3% to 49.3%.
Suffolk county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Central Islip, NY is leaning liberal.
Suffolk 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.
Central Islip, New York: D d d d r r
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 Central Islip, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,457 contributions totaling $105,408 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 817 contributions totaling $66,746 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)