The politics in Great River, NY are quite interesting and dynamic. There are several local organizations and groups that make up the political scene in the area. These include the Great River Democratic Town Committee, Great River Republican Town Committee, as well as local grassroots organizations such as the Great River Green Party. Each of these groups has a different agenda and focus, but all of them work together to ensure that the people of Great River have a voice in their political process. While population data is not available for this area, it is clear that there is a strong sense of community and involvement in local politics with many individuals running for office each year.
The political climate in Great River, 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
Great River, 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.
Great River, 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 Great River, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,463 contributions totaling $123,265 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 365 contributions totaling $83,497 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)