De Kalb, New York is a small town located in the northern part of St. Lawrence County. The town is governed by an elected mayor and four trustees who provide leadership and governance in the community. There have been several political candidates that have run in recent elections for these positions, however many have chosen to retreat from local elections due to the small population size. Despite this, De Kalb has become increasingly politically active in recent years as residents rally together to make their voices heard. There are also numerous political organizations in town, such as the De Kalb Political Action Committee, that provide citizens with information on current issues and upcoming elections. The town of De Kalb is committed to maintaining a strong sense of civic engagement and involvement in politics as it continues to grow and evolve.
The political climate in De Kalb, 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
De Kalb, 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.
De Kalb, 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 De Kalb, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,906 contributions totaling $172,706 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 123 contributions totaling $25,889 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)