The 11720 Centereach, NY area is an active political community with several different organizations and elected officials that influence the local government. The most prominent of these organizations is the Centereach Civic Association, which was founded in 2008 to address the needs of the local community and lobby for fairer representation in local government. This organization has been successful in passing several resolutions and initiatives that have improved living conditions in Centereach. It is also responsible for electing representatives to serve on the Town Board of Supervisors and other local agencies responsible for developing policy and overseeing operations in the community. New York State Senator John Flanagan represents this district as well, advocating for his constituents throughout his term. All of these organizations work together to ensure that Centereach continues to be a great place to live, work, and raise a family.
The political climate in Zip 11720 (Centereach, 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 11720 (Centereach, NY) is leaning conservative.
Centereach, 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.
Centereach, 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 11720 (Centereach)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,665 contributions totaling $93,602 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 322 contributions totaling $54,827 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)