Merrick, NY is a small town located on Long Island's south shore. It is known for its vibrant community and friendly atmosphere. Politically, Merrick has always been a blue town, with most residents voting for Democratic candidates at the local and national level. In recent years, the Citizens for Responsible Government have become increasingly active in Merrick. This group focuses on promoting responsible government policies, such as balancing budgets and reducing taxes. The group also actively works to bring more progressive ideas to town hall meetings. In addition, Merrick is home to several local politicians who represent the town in the Nassau County Legislature. These representatives are actively involved in advocating for their constituents' needs in areas such as public safety and education funding.
The political climate in Merrick, 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
Merrick, 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.
Merrick, 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 Merrick, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,213 contributions totaling $602,929 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 672 contributions totaling $180,129 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)