Islip Terrace, NY is a small hamlet located in Suffolk County on Long Island. With a population of just under 9,000 people, the town has seen some recent growth but still retains its rural atmosphere. Politically, Islip Terrace leans slightly more conservative than traditional New York politics. In recent years, local candidates have sought to capture the hearts and minds of Islip Terrace residents by focusing on community-oriented policies such as environmental protection and investing in local businesses. However, there are also those who believe that taxes should be kept low and public services should remain limited in order to keep the town's budget balanced. As such, it is important for voters to research each candidate thoroughly and make an informed decision when casting their ballot.
The political climate in Islip Terrace, 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
Islip Terrace, 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.
Islip Terrace, 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 Islip Terrace, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 94 contributions totaling $14,506 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $6,506 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)