Bay Park, NY is a suburban town located in Nassau County on Long Island. It is home to approximately 10,000 residents and offers a unique blend of urban comforts and rural tranquility. The local politics in Bay Park are largely influenced by the Nassau County government and its representatives in Albany. The town is represented in the county legislature by two lawmakers who work hard to ensure that Bay Park's needs are met. Local residents can also voice their opinions on various issues through their participation in Town Board meetings held throughout the year. In addition to county-level representation, Bay Park has several officials that serve on various boards and committees within the community. These include members of the Planning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, Recreation Committee, Library Board, Conservation Advisory Council and more. The political environment in Bay Park is focused on engaging all stakeholders and finding solutions that benefit both residents and businesses alike.
The political climate in Bay Park, 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
Bay Park, 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.
Bay Park, 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 Bay Park, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 320 contributions totaling $30,724 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 107 contributions totaling $19,317 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)