Bohemia, NY is a small town located in Suffolk County on the south shore of Long Island. It is governed by a Town Supervisor and four Council Members who are elected to four-year terms, with elections held on the odd numbered years. The Town Board serves as the legislative branch of government for Bohemia and is responsible for creating laws and regulations that will benefit the community. In addition, there are various local committees and boards made up of citizens that work together to address issues in the community such as zoning, planning, housing, recreation, etc. The Town Supervisor works closely with these committees to ensure that projects are completed efficiently and effectively. Furthermore, Bohemia residents have access to national and state representatives in order to ensure their voices are heard on a larger scale. Through these bodies of elected officials and volunteers, they can be sure their concerns and ideas are taken into consideration when decisions about their community are being made.
The political climate in Bohemia, 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
Bohemia, 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.
Bohemia, 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 Bohemia, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,034 contributions totaling $78,098 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 399 contributions totaling $93,381 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)