Politics in Holbrook, NY is generally dominated by the Republican Party. However, there are many local and national issues that draw attention from all parties. In recent elections, candidates have focused on topics such as taxation, the economy, education reform, public safety, and immigration policy. The current mayor of Holbrook is a Republican, and most of the town's elected officials are members of that party. All major political parties have active chapters in the area that participate in local campaigns and encourage voter participation. Holbrook has a long history of civic engagement and political activism as well as respect for differing opinions on various matters. With a diverse population that includes many people from different backgrounds and beliefs, the town strives to promote civility and understanding between its citizens regardless of their political views.
The political climate in Holbrook, 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
Holbrook, 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.
Holbrook, 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 Holbrook, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,147 contributions totaling $160,979 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 878 contributions totaling $105,728 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)