Brentwood, NY is a community located in Suffolk County on Long Island. It has a wide range of political candidates representing the local area. They span the political spectrum from conservative to liberal and focus on issues that are important to their constituents. Some of the candidates include Bill Zeckendorf, who is running for Town Council, Pete DiPinto for Town Supervisor, and Michael Astorino for County Executive. These candidates are all committed to making Brentwood a better place for its citizens by utilizing fiscally responsible policies, promoting economic growth and development, and advocating for social justice initiatives. In addition to these candidates there are also active local organizations working to inform the public about their rights, educate them on the importance of voting, and promote civic engagement in the community. Through their work they strive to ensure that everyone in Brentwood has access to quality representation and resources.
The political climate in Brentwood, NY is somewhat liberal.
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
Brentwood, NY is somewhat liberal.
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.
Brentwood, 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 Brentwood, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 889 contributions totaling $186,419 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 419 contributions totaling $94,644 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $226 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)