The town of Islandia, NY is a picturesque community located just north of the city of New York. Although Islandia is a small town, its politics are far reaching and impactful. The town is served by local elected officials who are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the citizens. These local representatives are elected on a nonpartisan basis with both Republicans and Democrats running for office. They strive to ensure that Islandia’s citizens have an active voice in their government, from managing the budget to advocating for important issues. The political scene in Islandia is vibrant and active, with passionate residents regularly engaging in dialogue about what’s best for the community. The town also has several prominent organizations dedicated to advancing causes such as environmental protection and social justice. All these elements come together to make Islandia an ideal place for those looking to get involved in their local politics.
The political climate in Islandia, 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
Islandia, 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.
Islandia, 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 Islandia, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,162 contributions totaling $267,912 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 619 contributions totaling $158,586 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)