11973 Upton, NY is an unincorporated community located in Orange County, New York. Although it is not a formal political entity, the community is heavily involved in local politics. Residents of Upton are active participants in political campaigns and local elections, and they are dedicated to making sure their voices and opinions are heard. The community members have a strong sense of civic pride and responsibility that is demonstrated through their engagement with the local government. They work diligently to ensure that their representatives reflect their values and interests when making decisions on their behalf. 11973 Upton, NY is a vibrant example of how citizens can join together to make sure they have a say in the direction of their community's future.
The political climate in Zip 11973 (Upton, 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 11973 (Upton, NY) is leaning conservative.
Upton, 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.
Upton, 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 11973 (Upton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $5,826 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)