Valley Stream is a small town in Nassau County, New York. It has a rich political landscape which encompasses local, state and federal government. At the local level, Valley Stream is represented by elected officials such as the Mayor, City Council members, and other appointed officials. These individuals are responsible for implementing policies that benefit the residents of Valley Stream. At the state level, Valley Stream is represented by senators and assembly members who represent their constituents in Albany on issues ranging from job creation to social programs. Finally, at the federal level, Valley Stream is represented by congressional representatives who strive to bring resources back to Valley Stream while protecting its interests across the United States. Politics in Valley Stream are vibrant and ever-changing as these elected officials work hard to ensure that the needs of their constituents are met.
The political climate in Valley Stream, NY is somewhat 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
Valley Stream, NY is somewhat 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.
Valley Stream, 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 Valley Stream, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,588 contributions totaling $340,012 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 416 contributions totaling $157,702 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $379 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)