Bethpage, NY is a small, suburban town located on Long Island in Nassau County. It has a rich history of political involvement and is home to many different politicians and local elections. Bethpage is represented by several Republican and Democratic state legislators, who are actively engaged in the local political scene. Additionally, there are numerous community leaders who volunteer for local initiatives and serve on local boards of education or other government entities. Local elections are held regularly to decide important issues that affect the community, such as zoning and taxes. The town also has an active civic and business association that works with officials to protect the interests of all residents. Overall, Bethpage is an example of strong democracy in action with a vibrant political atmosphere that encourages all citizens to get involved in their local government.
The political climate in Bethpage, 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
Bethpage, 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.
Bethpage, 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 Bethpage, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,195 contributions totaling $640,625 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,274 contributions totaling $291,516 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)