Central Islip is a vibrant community located in the 11722 zip code of Suffolk County, NY. The town has a strong local government that oversees the well-being of its citizens by providing services such as police and fire protection, education, public works, parks and recreation, public health programs and more. On the local political level, Central Islip elects representatives to serve on Town Council and the Town Board. These officials work together to make decisions that affect the civic life of Central Islip residents. The most important elections in Central Islip are held for Mayor and Town Supervisor, which are held every two years. In addition to these local elections, there are numerous opportunities for citizens to participate in state and national politics as well. Central Islip is an active member of the New York State Assembly as well as being part of the United States Congressional District 4. Residents can become informed about issues affecting their community through attending town board meetings or participating in online forums like NextDoor or Facebook Groups.
The political climate in Zip 11722 (Central Islip, 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
Zip 11722 (Central Islip, NY) is leaning liberal.
Central Islip, New York 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.
Central Islip, 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 11722 (Central Islip)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 703 contributions totaling $40,224 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 485 contributions totaling $20,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)