11971 Southold, NY is a small town located in the eastern end of Long Island's North Fork. It has a long history and culture rooted in the agricultural industry, and is well known for its vineyards and wineries. The politics of 11971 Southold, NY are largely based on local issues with an emphasis on protecting the environment and preserving the rural character of the area. The town government is led by a mayor and four trustees that are elected to two-year terms. Every year, residents come together to vote in local elections for their preferred candidates. Recent initiatives have focused on improving access to public transportation, increasing access to affordable housing, and investing in infrastructure projects such as roads and sidewalks. Additionally, residents take part in community-wide conservation efforts to protect the region’s natural resources. Residents also enjoy taking part in local events such as festivals and parades aimed at celebrating their rich culture and history.
The political climate in Zip 11971 (Southold, 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 11971 (Southold, NY) is leaning conservative.
Southold, 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.
Southold, 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 11971 (Southold)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 905 contributions totaling $64,403 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $17,618 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)