Calverton, NY is a small community located in Suffolk County. Despite its small size, the town has a vibrant political atmosphere that many residents are passionate about. The town is served by local government and issues are debated in council meetings that all citizens are welcome to attend. Elections are held every two years to elect officials who serve on the Town Board and represent the best interests of their constituents. Issues and initiatives such as economic development, public safety, education, and infrastructure improvement have been discussed in recent elections and will continue to be debated as Calverton moves forward. Local political candidates host forums regularly throughout the year to meet with voters and answer questions about their views on important issues facing the town. Through these events, citizens can learn more about each candidate so they can make informed decisions when casting their ballots come election day.
The political climate in Calverton, 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
Calverton, 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.
Calverton, 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 Calverton, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,350 contributions totaling $133,891 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 442 contributions totaling $74,756 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)