Bellport, NY is a small town in Suffolk County, located on the south shore of Long Island. The town is known for its charming downtown area and beautiful beaches. The population of Bellport is approximately 8,500 people. Politically, Bellport is part of the 2nd Congressional District of New York, represented by Congressman Peter King. Locally, the Town of Brookhaven Board Members make up the legislative body for Bellport and consist of six members who are elected to serve four-year terms. Residents can learn more about the local candidates by attending Town Board meetings or visiting the Town website to find out more information.
The political climate in Bellport, 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
Bellport, 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.
Bellport, 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 Bellport, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 487 contributions totaling $72,498 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 155 contributions totaling $15,871 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)