In West Islip, NY the local politics are largely shaped by the community's values and interests. Residents of West Islip care deeply about keeping taxes low, preserving the environment, and improving public safety. The local candidates that run for office work to create solutions that address these issues while also advocating for other initiatives like supporting small businesses and creating educational opportunities. During election season, residents of West Islip come out in droves to vote for their preferred candidate who aligns with their values and has a vision they believe will help make their community stronger.
The political climate in West Islip, 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
West Islip, 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.
West Islip, 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 West Islip, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,070 contributions totaling $365,392 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 597 contributions totaling $178,862 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)