Politics in 11944 Greenport, NY are largely shaped by local and statewide issues. The city is located in Suffolk County and the majority of its residents are registered as Democrats, meaning that many of their decisions about who to support in political elections are driven by their commitment to progressive causes. Local political candidates often focus on issues such as access to education, healthcare reform, environmental protection, and economic development. As a rural town located between two traditionally Republican areas, 11944 Greenport is a key battleground for local races due to its strategic location. In recent years, local initiatives have included expanding public transportation services and improving infrastructure for businesses. Despite the wide range of opinions among its voters, Greenport remains largely united around the common goal of a better future for all residents.
The political climate in Zip 11944 (Greenport, 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 11944 (Greenport, NY) is leaning liberal.
Greenport, 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.
Greenport, 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 11944 (Greenport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,068 contributions totaling $144,997 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $14,967 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)