Moriches is a small town located in Long Island, New York. It is typically considered to be a politically conservative area due to its strong ties to traditional values and family-oriented communities. While the exact political affiliations of local citizens are not known, the Suffolk County Republican Party has been active in the area and there have been some local candidates that have run on their platform in recent years. With a population estimated at just under 10,000 people, Moriches is a tight-knit community that relies heavily on the residents to stay informed about current events and upcoming elections so they can make informed decisions when it comes to choosing their representatives.
The political climate in Moriches, NY is leaning liberal.
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
Moriches, NY is leaning liberal.
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.
Moriches, 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 Moriches, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 543 contributions totaling $49,530 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 271 contributions totaling $64,240 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)