North Bellport, NY is a small community located in Suffolk County on Long Island. Despite its small size, North Bellport is home to a thriving political scene. Local politics are driven by a variety of factors, including economic development, environmental protection, and public safety initiatives. The town is governed by an elected town board that sets policy and works with other local government agencies to make sure the needs of the residents are met. Each year, candidates from both major parties vie for seats on the town board and other positions in local government. Residents come out to vote in large numbers and take part in numerous events throughout the year to learn more about the issues facing North Bellport and how they can be addressed. In addition, there are countless advocacy groups that work to influence policy decisions in the community. All of this contributes to an active political environment in North Bellport that engages citizens and makes sure their voices are heard on important issues facing their community.
The political climate in North Bellport, NY is leaning liberal.
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
North Bellport, NY is leaning liberal.
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.
North 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 North Bellport, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,109 contributions totaling $244,145 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 836 contributions totaling $150,667 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)