The town of Southampton, NY is located in Suffolk County, NY and is a vibrant community with a rich history. It is home to a diverse population with various ethnicities and backgrounds. The town has a long-standing tradition of democracy and has been actively involved in local politics throughout its history. In recent years, the town has seen an increase in political activity as citizens become more aware and involved with the local issues that affect them. A number of local political candidates have sought office at both the county and state levels within the past few years, advocating for better public services and policy changes in areas such as education, healthcare, transportation, environmental protection, and economic development. As these issues are discussed by residents and candidates alike, it is clear that the future of Southampton is inextricably linked to its political structure.
The political climate in Southampton, 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
Southampton, 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.
Southampton, 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 Southampton, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 121,371 contributions totaling $25,393,843 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8,542 contributions totaling $5,865,613 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $687 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)