Water Mill, NY is a small town located in the state of New York. It is known for its quiet community and pristine beaches. Although it is a small town, there are still politics involved in keeping the town running smoothly. The Town Board of Trustees consists of five members that are elected by the citizens of Water Mill to make important decisions about how the town will operate and develop. The Board meets monthly to discuss and vote on all matters related to local politics, such as zoning and land use regulations, infrastructure projects, public safety initiatives, and more. Furthermore, the Town holds elections every two years to determine who will serve as Mayor for the next term. This election process gives residents an opportunity to have their voices heard when it comes to local politics in Water Mill.
The political climate in Water Mill, 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
Water Mill, 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.
Water Mill, 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 Water Mill, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,102 contributions totaling $1,945,512 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $474 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 520 contributions totaling $587,401 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)