Sands Point, NY is a small community located on the north shore of Long Island. It is known for its beautiful homes and stunning views of the Long Island Sound. Despite its size, politics are still an important part of life in Sands Point. Every few years local elections take place to select leaders for the town. The elected officials then vote on various issues such as zoning laws, taxes, and other legislations that affect the community. These decisions determine how the town will operate and continue to grow in the future. Residents can get involved by attending public meetings and voting in local elections to ensure their voices are heard in Sands Point politics.
The political climate in Sands Point, 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
Sands Point, 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.
Sands Point, 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 Sands Point, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,178 contributions totaling $2,745,059 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $444 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 541 contributions totaling $662,391 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)