Massapequa Park, NY is a small village located on the south shore of Long Island. It has a rich history and strong sense of community that is reflected in its political decisions. The village is served by a Mayor and four Trustees who are elected to two-year terms. In addition to local elections, Massapequa Park residents participate actively in larger county and state politics as well. Voter turnout in most elections is very high, reflecting the passion and engagement with which locals approach their chosen representatives and causes. The village also has several active civic groups that focus on a variety of topics such as public safety, education, parks, and the environment. These groups provide an opportunity for members of the community to come together to advocate for their causes or simply discuss different perspectives on local politics.
The political climate in Massapequa Park, 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
Massapequa Park, 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.
Massapequa Park, 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 Massapequa Park, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 666 contributions totaling $40,183 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 171 contributions totaling $38,592 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $226 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)