Wantagh, NY is a small town located in Long Island. It is a great place to live as it offers a quiet atmosphere, beautiful beaches and plenty of outdoor activities. The politics in Wantagh are quite moderate and the local government works hard to ensure that all of its residents’ needs are met. The Town Council is comprised of representatives from each of the wards, and they work together to address issues ranging from infrastructure to zoning changes. Local elections take place every two years to elect officials who will serve for four years. The Mayor of Wantagh is responsible for running day-to-day operations and providing leadership on major policy decisions. While there are no specific political candidates running at this time, the people of Wantagh can always make their voices heard by voting during local elections and participating in community meetings or town hall events.
The political climate in Wantagh, NY is leaning conservative.
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
Wantagh, NY is leaning conservative.
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.
Wantagh, 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 Wantagh, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,477 contributions totaling $236,017 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 593 contributions totaling $115,076 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)