Huntington Station, NY is a vibrant and diverse community located in Suffolk County on Long Island. The town has a rich history of political activism with residents working to improve the quality of life for all. In recent years, the Huntington Station Town Board has worked diligently to create policy that promotes equitable access to services and resources. The board is comprised of a mayor and four trustees who are elected from the local population every two years, ensuring that the needs of Huntington Station’s citizens remain at the forefront of decision-making. Through thoughtful and responsible governance, they have made strides in improving public safety, economic development, environmental protection, education and public health initiatives. Residents can engage in politics by attending town board meetings or making their voices heard through town forums or online petitions. By staying informed about local politics and engaging in meaningful conversations with their elected officials, residents of Huntington Station can help make sure that their voices are heard when it comes to decision-making within the community.
The political climate in Huntington Station, 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
Huntington Station, 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.
Huntington Station, 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 Huntington Station, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,923 contributions totaling $1,651,494 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,312 contributions totaling $618,048 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)