Bellerose, NY is a tight-knit community that is proud of its local heritage. With a population of close to 5,000 residents, the town has an involved political system with several ways for citizens to become involved in the process. Residents can attend meetings at the Bellerose Town Hall and participate in discussions on local issues, or they can join one of the many civic organizations that focus on different aspects of life in Bellerose. The town also offers opportunities for residents to vote on local policy decisions such as budgeting and zoning changes. In addition, there are several town-wide elections that take place each year where citizens can elect their representatives from the various districts to serve as their representatives at the state level. By becoming informed and active in these political processes, Bellerose residents are able to make their voices heard and help shape their community's future.
The political climate in Bellerose, NY is leaning liberal.
Nassau County, NY is somewhat liberal. In Nassau County, NY 54.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nassau county remained moderately Democratic, 54.1% to 44.6%.
Nassau county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bellerose, NY is leaning liberal.
Nassau County, New York is somewhat 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.
Bellerose, New York: D d d d d d
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 Bellerose, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,263 contributions totaling $118,023 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 225 contributions totaling $33,551 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)