Sag Harbor, located on the eastern end of Long Island, is a picturesque village that has long been a popular summer destination for many. Its beautiful harbor and beaches have attracted visitors from all over the world. Despite its small size, Sag Harbor is an important political center in the region with many local candidates running for office and making their voices heard. The community is deeply engaged in debates about local issues like zoning and taxes, as well as broader concerns such as environmental conservation and economic development. Each candidate brings a unique perspective to the conversation, hoping to make the village a better place to live, work, and play. With its vibrant political landscape, Sag Harbor continues to be an influential part of Long Island's culture and politics.
The political climate in Sag Harbor, 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
Sag Harbor, 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.
Sag Harbor, 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 Sag Harbor, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,238 contributions totaling $2,670,990 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $261 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 510 contributions totaling $140,974 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $276 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)