The politics of Locust Valley, NY are primarily orchestrated by the Town Council. This nine-member body is made up of three members from each of the three wards in town. They are elected to serve two-year terms by their respective ward residents and meet twice a month to discuss and vote on various measures that affect the daily lives of citizens. The council considers issues such as local zoning regulations, budget allocations, lien considerations, election processes, and school district funding. The mayor is responsible for overseeing all executive branch operations and works closely with the Town Council to ensure that decisions are made in the best interests of the community. In addition to these functions, local political candidates also present their views regarding proposed policies during elections each year.
The political climate in Locust Valley, 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
Locust Valley, 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.
Locust Valley, 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 Locust Valley, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,514 contributions totaling $1,097,739 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $725 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 439 contributions totaling $953,883 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)