The politics in 11980 Yaphank, NY is largely driven by local residents who are passionate about making their community a better place for everyone. Issues such as public safety, education, and economic development are regularly discussed in the town hall meetings and other public forums. The Town of Yaphank has several elected officials representing the area on both the county and state level. These officials work to ensure that the needs of the community are met and that residents have a say in how their tax dollars are allocated. Additionally, there are several organizations working to improve the quality of life in Yaphank such as volunteer-run committees advocating for environmental protection, affordable housing initiatives, and community beautification efforts. With passionate citizens and dedicated elected officials leading the charge, the town of Yaphank is an example of how politics can improve everyday life.
The political climate in Zip 11980 (Yaphank, 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 11980 (Yaphank, NY) is leaning conservative.
Yaphank, 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.
Yaphank, 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 11980 (Yaphank)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 814 contributions totaling $22,008 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $5,277 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)