Shelter Island Heights, NY is a small village located on the east end of Long Island in New York. It is known for its stunning views of the Atlantic Ocean and its quaint, rural atmosphere. Residents of the village take pride in their independent culture and take part in local politics to ensure that their voice is represented on municipal issues. The village's political landscape consists of a Town Board and Community Board which are responsible for setting policy for the town. The Town Board works with state representatives to address local issues while the Community Board focuses on issues such as building safety, zoning regulations, and other quality-of-life issues. Local elections are held regularly to choose representatives who will serve on both boards and provide leadership for the community. With a strong tradition of civic engagement and involvement, Shelter Island Heights continues to be an exciting place to live and work.
The political climate in Shelter Island Heights, 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
Shelter Island Heights, 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.
Shelter Island Heights, 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 Shelter Island Heights, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,145 contributions totaling $335,408 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 63 contributions totaling $33,649 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $534 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)