The politics in Amagansett, NY are quite diverse. Although it is a small community, there are many different opinions and perspectives about how the town should be managed. Most of its residents lean slightly to the left politically, but the town itself has no official political party or affiliation. There are several local elected officials who represent the area, including a Town Supervisor and Town Board Members. These officials help to make decisions on important matters such as taxation, zoning, and public safety. They often take into consideration the needs of their constituents and strive to make decisions that benefit the entire community. In addition to these elected officials, there are also numerous local political groups and organizations that have an active presence throughout Amagansett. These groups include both Democratic and Republican organizations which aim to spread awareness of their respective ideologies while also engaging with their fellow citizens in discussions about current events.
The political climate in Amagansett, NY is leaning conservative.
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
Amagansett, NY is leaning conservative.
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.
Amagansett, 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 Amagansett, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,276 contributions totaling $1,795,009 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 574 contributions totaling $1,313,415 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,288 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)