The small town of Huntington, NY, 11743 is located in the heart of Long Island and is home to approximately 20,000 people. It is a town with a rich history and deep roots in politics that date back to the colonial era of the United States. With several hundred years of voting records from local elections and national races, Huntington has played a major role in the political landscape of Long Island for many generations. The current mayor is Peter Tesei and representatives on the local Town Council include Susan Berland, Mark Cuthbertson, Gene Cook, Tracey Edwards and Joan Cergol. In addition to these elected officials, there are several other candidates running for office in the upcoming election season. These candidates will be representing Huntington's diverse population which includes people from all walks of life - including those from different religions, backgrounds and political beliefs. As such, it is important for voters to research all candidates before entering the polls in order to make an informed decision about who will best represent their interests moving forward.
The political climate in Zip 11743 (Huntington, 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 11743 (Huntington, NY) is leaning conservative.
Huntington, 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.
Huntington, 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 11743 (Huntington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,839 contributions totaling $1,121,802 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,144 contributions totaling $444,535 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $389 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)