Bridgehampton, NY is a small town located in Suffolk County, with a population of 1,668 according to the 2019 census. This quaint area is known for its charming main street and numerous beaches. Politics in Bridgehampton are heavily influenced by the surrounding Suffolk County and Long Island region as a whole. Local elections mostly revolve around issues such as taxes, education, and infrastructure. Recently, two candidates have been vying for the seat of mayor: Fred Fielding and Louisa Larkin. Both candidates have brought up different ideas on how to tackle the town’s issues and serve its citizens better. The local residents are engaged in the election process to ensure their voices are heard and that they elect someone who will best represent their interests. The results of this election will play an important role in shaping Bridgehampton's future development.
The political climate in Zip 11932 (Bridgehampton, 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 11932 (Bridgehampton, NY) is leaning conservative.
Bridgehampton, 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.
Bridgehampton, 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 11932 (Bridgehampton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 969 contributions totaling $203,512 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $116,963 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,387 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)