Black River, NY is a small town located in the Northeastern United States. It has a tight-knit community and active involvement in local politics and civic organizations. In recent years, Black River has seen an influx of new residents who are eager to participate in the political arena of the town. Local elections have become increasingly competitive as candidates from different backgrounds and perspectives strive for office. The citizens of Black River take pride in their voting record and turn out at elections in great numbers. The town is represented by several elected officials who work together to ensure that the needs of the citizens are met. Additionally, there are many citizen-led initiatives which support various causes within the town such as public safety, environmental protection, education reform, and infrastructure development. All of these efforts combined contribute to making Black River a great place to live and work.
The political climate in Black River, NY is somewhat 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
Black River, NY is somewhat 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.
Black River, 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 Black River, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 745 contributions totaling $51,023 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 231 contributions totaling $75,823 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $328 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)