Syosset, NY is a small town located in Nassau County on Long Island. It has a long history of being involved in politics and its residents take an active part in local elections. The town elects representatives to serve in the Nassau County Legislature and Congressperson for the 3rd Congressional District of New York. Syosset is also known for its involvement in local initiatives that affect the community, such as tax increases, zoning changes and long-term planning decisions. Residents have been known to stand up and voice their opinions at public meetings, demonstrating their commitment to the town's political system. With passionate citizens at its helm, Syosset continues to be committed to making sure its voice is heard through the site of local politics.
The political climate in Syosset, NY is leaning liberal.
Nassau County, NY is somewhat liberal. In Nassau County, NY 54.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nassau county remained moderately Democratic, 54.1% to 44.6%.
Nassau county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Syosset, NY is leaning liberal.
Nassau County, New York is somewhat 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.
Syosset, 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 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 Syosset, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,147 contributions totaling $1,502,592 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $362 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 763 contributions totaling $1,218,063 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,596 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)