Clare, NY is a small town in the heart of Upstate New York. It has a rich political history as a part of the rural fabric of the region. Although there are no local political candidates currently running for office, the town takes an active role in state and national politics. During election season, residents of Clare can be seen gathering to discuss their views on various candidates and issues that affect their community. The town is also home to numerous members of both major political parties, so there is a strong spirit of political debate and engagement among its citizens. For those looking to get involved in politics at the local level, Clare offers plenty of opportunities for volunteering with campaigns or getting involved with grassroots organizing efforts.
The political climate in Clare, 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
Clare, NY 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.
Clare, 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 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 Clare, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $383 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)