Selden, NY has a long history of progressive politics and community engagement. The town is committed to ensuring that all its residents have access to resources and opportunities to prosper. Local politicians work to ensure that Selden's citizens have the infrastructure and support they need to thrive. They promote initiatives that create jobs, address environmental issues, and strengthen the economy. Town leaders also strive for better education systems, accessible healthcare, affordable housing, and safe neighborhoods. In addition, there are numerous local organizations dedicated to promoting civic engagement and advocating for social justice. Selden is an example of how communities can come together to find solutions for a better future.
The political climate in Selden, 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
Selden, 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.
Selden, 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 Selden, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,907 contributions totaling $156,175 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 675 contributions totaling $1,788,419 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,650 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)