Politics in 11777 Port Jefferson, NY are largely driven by local initiatives. This area is represented by a number of elected officials, including Assemblyman Steven Englebright and Senator John Flanagan. The politics of this area are generally focused on creating a better quality of life for citizens through initiatives such as improving transportation, increasing employment opportunities, and investing in the local infrastructure. In addition to these initiatives, there is a strong emphasis placed on environmental protection through local efforts to reduce energy consumption and preserve natural resources. Participation from citizens in the form of voting and civic engagement is strongly encouraged to ensure that their voices are heard and their interests represented at the local level.
The political climate in Zip 11777 (Port Jefferson, 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
Zip 11777 (Port Jefferson, NY) is leaning conservative.
Port Jefferson, New York 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.
Port Jefferson, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 11777 (Port Jefferson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,757 contributions totaling $176,475 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 201 contributions totaling $89,977 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $448 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)