West Hampton Dunes, NY is a small town situated in Suffolk County on Long Island. The town has a population of just over 1,100 people and is known for its beautiful beaches and quaint atmosphere. While the population may be small, West Hampton Dunes is very active in local politics. Currently, the town has two main political candidates running for office: Jeanine Carver and John Stewart. Both candidates have long histories with West Hampton Dunes and are passionate about improving the quality of life for all of its residents. Jeanine Carver is focused on providing better education opportunities for children, while John Stewart wants to focus on environmental stewardship and preserving the natural beauty of the town. Regardless of who wins, it's clear that politics in West Hampton Dunes will continue to be an important part of life in this small community for years to come.
The political climate in West Hampton Dunes, 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 Hampton Dunes, 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 Hampton Dunes, 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 Hampton Dunes, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 852 contributions totaling $126,984 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $82,324 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $876 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)