The politics of Jericho, NY are mostly centered around local issues such as education, taxes, and public safety. The town is represented by a mayor and four trustees who are elected to two-year terms in non-partisan elections. The representatives make decisions about the budget, enforce laws, and oversee development projects within the town. Residents of Jericho are encouraged to stay informed about their local government by attending meetings or reading documents on the Town website. There is also a Town Hall where citizens can speak directly with their representatives and have their voices heard. Overall, the residents of Jericho have a vested interest in maintaining an open dialogue with their local leaders to ensure their concerns are addressed and that they are receiving the best possible services from their government.
The political climate in Jericho, 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
Jericho, 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.
Jericho, 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 Jericho, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,925 contributions totaling $733,577 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 857 contributions totaling $886,402 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,034 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)