South Huntington, NY is a small town located on Long Island. It has a strong sense of community and is represented by local politicians from both major parties. The town operates under the typical governmental structure of a mayor and other town council members who govern the democracy of South Huntington. The mayor is responsible for representing the interests of South Huntington's citizens to both county and state representatives. The town council consists of elected representatives who develop and implement strategies for improving the quality of life in South Huntington. Local politicians work hard to ensure that South Huntington is an enjoyable place to live for its residents, providing essential services such as public safety, traffic control, healthcare access, housing choices, and educational opportunities. As a result, local politics in South Huntington are focused on making sure the community continues to thrive and provide a great quality of life for all its citizens.
The political climate in South Huntington, 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
South Huntington, 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.
South Huntington, 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 South Huntington, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,974 contributions totaling $1,080,982 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,523 contributions totaling $2,498,336 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,640 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)