Copiague, NY is a small town located in Suffolk County on Long Island. The local government in Copiague is made up of a mayor, four trustees and a deputy mayor elected by the citizens every two years. The mayor and trustees are responsible for making decisions that benefit the town and its citizens. Community involvement is highly encouraged and there are many opportunities for residents to get involved in local politics. There are regular meetings held at the Town Hall where residents can come to discuss local issues and make their voices heard. Residents also participate in larger political activities such as voter registration drives, debates and canvassing efforts. Copiague prides itself on being a welcoming community that encourages openness and active participation from all its residents when it comes to matters of politics.
The political climate in Copiague, NY is leaning liberal.
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
Copiague, NY is leaning liberal.
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.
Copiague, 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 Copiague, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,530 contributions totaling $274,124 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 766 contributions totaling $143,445 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)