The politics in Glen Cove, NY are active and involve many local candidates. Over the past few years there has been an influx of new candidates for many of the city's political positions, and it is clear that the people of Glen Cove are passionate about their representation in local government. A variety of elected officials serve in local roles such as mayor, city council members, school board members, county legislators, and more. All of these officials are responsible for making decisions that impact the quality of life in Glen Cove, from taxes to zoning issues to educational programs. There is a broad range of political views represented among the candidates running for office in Glen Cove, so residents have a wide variety of options when it comes to selecting their representatives. As elections come up every year, residents can look forward to engaging in meaningful conversations with their local elected officials and deciding who should best represent them in government.
The political climate in Glen Cove, NY is somewhat 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
Glen Cove, NY is somewhat 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.
Glen Cove, 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 Glen Cove, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,584 contributions totaling $1,543,815 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $431 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 773 contributions totaling $1,066,139 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,379 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)