The politics of Star Lake, NY are largely driven by the concerns of its small population. The village is located in the Adirondack Mountains and this has had an influence on the political atmosphere of the area. Community initiatives such as land conservation and maintaining local business have been important issues in recent elections. Residents tend to elect candidates who will represent their interests and support progress that benefits everyone. Though a fairly quiet place, locals can be engaged in causes ranging from improving public services to protecting the environment. There are a number of local political organizations which strive to ensure that the needs of Star Lake citizens are met, and that its unique culture is preserved for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 13690 (Star Lake, NY) is somewhat conservative.
St. Lawrence County, NY is somewhat conservative. In St. Lawrence County, NY 43.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Lawrence county remained strongly Republican, 54.8% to 43.1%.
St. Lawrence county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 13690 (Star Lake, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Star Lake, New York is somewhat conservative.
St. Lawrence County, New York is somewhat conservative.
Ogdensburg-Massena Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Star Lake, 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 13690 (Star Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $725 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $1,325 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)