Riverhead, NY is a small town located on the Eastern end of Long Island. It is known for its agricultural roots, beaches and numerous vineyards. The local politics of this suburban town are dominated by the Town Board, which approves local laws and oversees other important decisions. The Town Board consists of four members who are elected to serve four-year terms. These board members have been chosen through free and fair local elections by their constituents in Riverhead. As such, they are held accountable to the people of Riverhead and strive to ensure the best possible outcomes for their citizens. The Board works hard to keep taxes low, maintain safe and clean neighborhoods, promote economic growth in the area, and ensure that quality services are provided for all residents in Riverhead. Overall, Riverhead's political system is dedicated to improving the quality of life for its residents while also maintaining a vibrant economy that has maintained its rural character since it was first established over 100 years ago.
The political climate in Riverhead, 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
Riverhead, 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.
Riverhead, 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 Riverhead, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20,375 contributions totaling $807,143 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,848 contributions totaling $281,268 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)