Carthage, NY is a small town located in the north-central part of the state. It is a rural community with a strong sense of local pride and history. The town elects its own mayor and board of trustees, who are responsible for setting policy and representing the interests of their constituents. They also work together to address issues that affect the entire community, such as infrastructure improvements, economic development, and public safety. Local political candidates often focus on these issues in order to differentiate themselves from one another. Elections are held annually with members of all major parties competing for office. Citizens take an active role in determining their leaders by participating in public forums to hear from candidates and discuss the issues that matter most to them. Political discourse in Carthage is civil and respectful, making it possible for everyone to have their voice heard regardless of party affiliation or ideology.
The political climate in Carthage, 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
Carthage, 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.
Carthage, 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 Carthage, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $715 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $4,291 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)