Port Washington, NY is a small harbor-side town located on the north shore of Long Island. It is home to a thriving and diverse community of approximately 15,000 people. As such, Port Washington has its own local politics that help guide the town towards a better future. Local political candidates in Port Washington have dedicated themselves to bringing forth their ideas and visions for the town's growth and development. They strive to bring together the diverse voices within the community while making sure that everyone's opinion is heard and respected. Through thoughtful dialogue with voters, these candidates aim to create innovative solutions that will benefit all members of the Port Washington community. Local elections provide an opportunity for citizens to come out and cast their votes in support of those who share their values and objectives for making Port Washington a better place to live.
The political climate in Port Washington, NY is leaning liberal.
Nassau County, NY is somewhat liberal. In Nassau County, NY 54.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nassau county remained moderately Democratic, 54.1% to 44.6%.
Nassau county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Port Washington, NY is leaning liberal.
Nassau County, New York is somewhat 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.
Port Washington, New York: D d d d d d
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Port Washington, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,178 contributions totaling $2,745,059 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $444 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 541 contributions totaling $662,391 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)