Belleville is a small town located in upstate New York. It is an important political area, as it is home to many influential people who are actively involved in local politics. The town is represented by a Mayor and four Town Board members who work together to ensure the best interests of the community are upheld. They ensure that all policies and regulations are fair and just for everyone living in the area. Additionally, Belleville holds elections every two years where residents can vote on issues such as school funding, taxes, infrastructure, and local laws. These elections bring out the voices of the community as they make their voices heard through their votes. Belleville strives to create an inclusive and engaged political atmosphere that ensures all citizens have a say in how their town is run.
The political climate in Belleville, NY is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, NY is moderately conservative. In Jefferson County, NY 39.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained very strongly Republican, 58.4% to 39.5%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belleville, NY is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, New York is moderately conservative.
Watertown-Fort Drum Metro Area is moderately 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.
Belleville, New York: r R r r 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 Belleville, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $2,488 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $6,738 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)