Shelter Island, NY is a small town located off the eastern tip of Long Island, NY. The town has a population of approximately 2,400 people according to the 2010 census. It is governed by a 5-member Town Board, which includes an elected supervisor and 4 elected council members. Shelter Island is not home to any major political party candidates as there are no large cities or towns in the area. However, local elections still occur each year and are an important part of the political process on Shelter Island. During these elections, residents have the opportunity to elect representatives who will represent their views and interests within the community. Local officials often work together with state legislators and county supervisors to ensure that local issues are addressed properly and that resources are allocated for the betterment of all citizens on Shelter Island.
The political climate in Shelter Island, 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
Shelter Island, 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.
Shelter Island, 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 Shelter Island, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,580 contributions totaling $1,341,632 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 252 contributions totaling $134,596 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $534 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)