Amityville, NY is a small town with a population of over 9,000 people. It is part of the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County and has a strong sense of community. The town has been governed by a board of trustees for many years and they are responsible for making policy decisions related to the budget, zoning, and other matters that affect the town. The trustees also appoint local political candidates who serve on various committees throughout the year. These committees are responsible for helping shape the policies that will guide Amityville into the future. Local candidates have tackled issues such as creating new businesses in the area, increasing job opportunities, and improving infrastructure. They have also worked towards reducing crime and promoting public safety in Amityville. In addition, local politicians have advocated for increased educational resources in the school system and better access to health care services within the community.
The political climate in Amityville, NY is leaning liberal.
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
Amityville, NY is leaning liberal.
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.
Amityville, 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 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 Amityville, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 626 contributions totaling $121,598 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 195 contributions totaling $79,789 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $409 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)