Politics in 11954 Montauk, NY are heavily focused on environmental issues due to its location by the ocean. The local government is made up of a mayor and board of trustees. Recently, the town board has been pushing for legislation to protect local sea life, as well as more stringent regulations on development along the shoreline. The people of Montauk have also been vocal in their opposition to commercial fishing boats operating within the town's boundaries. In addition to environmentalism, many locals are passionate about promoting small businesses and preserving heritage sites such as historic lighthouses that have been around since the early 1900s. Local political candidates tend to reflect these values when running for office and often include pledges to protect Montauk’s natural beauty for future generations.
The political climate in Zip 11954 (Montauk, 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 11954 (Montauk, NY) is leaning conservative.
Montauk, 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.
Montauk, 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 11954 (Montauk)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 624 contributions totaling $115,328 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 101 contributions totaling $17,461 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)