The small village of Poquott, NY is a tight-knit community with many residents invested in local politics. Although the population of Poquott is relatively small, its citizens are passionate about their right to vote and participate in important decisions that affect their town. Residents of Poquott take pride in their local political scene, often volunteering or running for office themselves. City council meetings often draw large crowds as citizens come out to voice their opinions on various issues and hear from the current crop of candidates running for office. Residents also support their chosen candidates by turning out to cast their votes during elections, ensuring that all voices are heard. The people of Poquott understand the importance of taking an active role in democracy and strive to make sure that their voices are represented at all levels of government.
The political climate in Poquott, 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
Poquott, 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.
Poquott, 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 Poquott, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,012 contributions totaling $2,512,540 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $501 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 713 contributions totaling $22,607,474 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $31,708 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)