Shelter Island Heights, NY is located on Shelter Island in Suffolk County and has a small population of only about 900 people. Although this is a small community, the politics here are still important to the citizens. All political decisions made by local government representatives impact the lives of those living in Shelter Island Heights. The town is represented by New York State Senator Kenneth P. LaValle and Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr., both of whom are Republicans and are committed to preserving the charm and beauty of Shelter Island while looking out for the interests of its residents. Every election cycle, these two representatives face challengers from other major parties who campaign for their ideas, beliefs, and visions for the future of Shelter Island Heights. It’s up to voters to make an informed decision on who they think will best serve their interests and ensure that their voices are heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 11965 (Shelter Island Heights, 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 11965 (Shelter Island Heights, NY) is leaning conservative.
Shelter Island Heights, 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.
Shelter Island Heights, 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 11965 (Shelter Island Heights)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 688 contributions totaling $151,906 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $22,788 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $712 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)