Westbury, NY is a small town located in Long Island with a population of 15,556. Although it is small in size, the political atmosphere in Westbury is vibrant and active. The town has a mayor-council form of government and six council members that are elected within the town to represent its citizens’ interests. Westbury also has numerous local political candidates who are running for office and presenting their platforms on various critical issues that affect the community. These candidates are committed to making sure that all residents of Westbury have access to quality education, health care, job opportunities, and other vital services. Moreover, they are working to create a safe environment and economic stability for all citizens of the town. Residents of Westbury have the opportunity to express their opinions through voting during each election and have an impact on the direction of their community's future.
The political climate in Westbury, 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
Westbury, 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.
Westbury, 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 Westbury, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,533 contributions totaling $155,420 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 263 contributions totaling $53,731 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)