Commack, NY is a small city located in Suffolk County, New York. Although it has a small population, the local politics of Commack are vibrant and active. There are many issues that are debated and discussed between residents and city council members. For example, there has been recent discussions about zoning changes for new housing developments as well as creating more public transportation options to help with congestion in the area. The city also actively works with state legislators to keep taxes low while providing services to its residents. In addition, the city council recently passed an ordinance limiting how late businesses can stay open in order to ensure the safety of its citizens. Local elections are held regularly in Commack and feature several candidates vying for various positions including mayor and city council members. These elections allow residents to have their voices heard on local issues and express their opinions on who they feel is best qualified to serve them.
The political climate in Commack, 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
Commack, 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.
Commack, 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 Commack, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,500 contributions totaling $920,390 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,387 contributions totaling $598,910 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)