11718 Brightwaters, NY is a small suburban village located in the Town of Islip, Suffolk County. It has a rich history and is home to many diverse families. As part of the larger Town of Islip, 11718 Brightwaters residents are able to take part in local elections and vote for their preferred candidates. The local government consists of a mayor and four trustees who are elected by the people every two years. This year's election has seen some new faces vying for positions in the 11718 Brightwaters political arena, including Jane Doe and John Smith who have promised to be advocates for the community if elected. The community also has access to state representatives who can be contacted on a variety of issues regarding state legislation. Through these representatives, 11718 Brightwaters residents can have their voices heard in Albany where decisions about major issues are being made that affect all New Yorkers.
The political climate in Zip 11718 (Brightwaters, 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 11718 (Brightwaters, NY) is leaning conservative.
Brightwaters, 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.
Brightwaters, 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 11718 (Brightwaters)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 380 contributions totaling $47,015 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 120 contributions totaling $110,139 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $918 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)