Politics in Sayville, NY are lively and energetic. The local government is led by a team of elected officials who work together to ensure that the town runs smoothly and efficiently. Each year, residents have the opportunity to vote for their preferred candidates for mayor, comptroller, council member, supervisor, and other posts. The town also supports several advocacy groups that help shape policy decisions and ensure that all voices are heard in the community. These groups seek to promote equity, transparency, accountability and sustainability within the local government. Residents can stay informed of upcoming elections or initiatives by signing up for notifications from the town website or attending regular meetings held by elected officials. Overall, Sayville has a vibrant political landscape with many opportunities for involvement.
The political climate in Sayville, 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
Sayville, 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.
Sayville, 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 Sayville, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,669 contributions totaling $151,793 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 413 contributions totaling $124,181 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $301 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)