Nassau County, New York

: There is also a Town of Nassau.

Politics

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Like its neighbor, Suffolk County, in U.S. Politics the county was long controlled by the Republican Party. In the 1990s, it began to swing Democratic. Democrat Bill Clinton won the county in presidential elections of 1992 and 1996. Later Nassau voters gave a large margin of victory to Al Gore in 2000 (57.9% to 38.5%) but John Kerry won in 2004 by a slimmer margin (52.2% to 46.6%).

Related Topics:
Suffolk County - U.S. Politics - Republican Party - Democratic - Bill Clinton - 1992 - 1996 - Al Gore - 2000 - John Kerry - 2004

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Democratic strength is mainly concentrated in the central part of the county around Hempstead and Uniondale, where there is a huge minority population. Also, the northern half ot the county, which the exception of parts of Manhasset are heavily Democratic. This includes Great Neck, Glen Cove and Roslyn. There are also pockets of staunch Democrats in the Five Towns area in the southwest part of the county and in Long Beach.

Related Topics:
Hempstead - Uniondale - Manhasset - Great Neck - Glen Cove - Roslyn - Long Beach

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Republicans are mainly concentrated in the suburban hamlets of Garden City, Franklin Square, Levittown and Massapequa.

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Garden City - Franklin Square - Levittown - Massapequa

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The political volatile areas of the county are in Farmingdale, East Meadow, Mineola, Oceanside and Rockville Centre.

Related Topics:
Farmingdale - East Meadow - Mineola - Oceanside - Rockville Centre

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Long Island's only Republican member of Congress, Representative Peter T. King is from Nassau County, his district includes heavily populated suburban neighborhoods like Massapequa, Levittown, Hicksville, and Glen Cove, but Nassau County is also home to the popular gun-control advocate, Democrat Carolyn McCarthy, whose district includes Garden City, Hempstead, and Rockville Centre. McCarthy defeated a Republican congressman in 1996 and has held on to her seat since. Nassau County's other two congressmen are both Democrats. Representative Gary Ackerman, represents the northwestern part of the county, including Great Neck and Port Washington. Steve Israel's district is mainly in Suffolk County, but also includes parts of Plainview, Old Bethpage, Jericho, Syosset, and Woodbury in Nassau County.

Related Topics:
Peter T. King - Massapequa - Levittown - Hicksville - Glen Cove - Carolyn McCarthy - Garden City - Hempstead - Rockville Centre - 1996 - Gary Ackerman - Great Neck - Port Washington - Steve Israel - Suffolk County - Plainview - Old Bethpage - Jericho - Syosset - Woodbury

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All of Nassau County's (As well as Suffolk County's) state senators are Republicans, which is largely the reason the state senate is still in GOP hands.

Related Topics:
Suffolk County - Republicans

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