Hempstead, New York is a city located in Nassau County on Long Island and is the most populous village in the state. It has been a popular place to live for many years due to its convenient location near tourist sites and beaches. Hempstead also has an active political climate, with the majority of its residents being registered Democrats. There are several local candidates running for office this year, including those vying for mayor, town supervisor, and town council members. With the upcoming elections, Hempstead will be sure to see some new faces in politics that could bring positive changes to the community. The city has various political groups and activists who work hard to ensure their voice is heard within local government decisions. Hempstead also hosts various political forums throughout the year which focus on important topics such as healthcare, economics, education, public safety, and more. These forums are a great way for citizens to stay informed about what’s going on in their city and get involved in the political process.
The political climate in Hempstead, NY is leaning 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
Hempstead, NY is leaning 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.
Hempstead, 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 Hempstead, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 190,365 contributions totaling $29,767,465 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35,131 contributions totaling $26,243,226 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $747 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)