Centereach, NY is a vibrant and diverse community situated in southern Suffolk County. It is home to over 23,000 people with a variety of backgrounds and beliefs. The politics in Centereach are driven by the community's commitment to progress forward and do what is best for the town. Several local initiatives have been put forth to improve the quality of life of its residents including education reform, business development, and infrastructure upgrades. On the national level, Centereach residents have traditionally supported candidates from both major political parties who align with their values of advancing their town. This includes promoting fiscal responsibility through responsible budgeting while also investing in necessary services such as public safety, infrastructure development, and education reform. At the end of the day, it’s clear that Centereach is united in its commitment to making their town better for all citizens.
The political climate in Centereach, 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
Centereach, 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.
Centereach, 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 Centereach, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,210 contributions totaling $284,964 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,083 contributions totaling $1,885,002 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,741 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)