De Peyster, NY is a small town located in the northern part of New York State. Despite its size, it is an active and vibrant community with a strong sense of local politics. There are several elected officials that represent the town and its citizens in the county and state governments. The De Peyster Town Council is made up of five members, all elected from local citizens and who serve four-year terms. This council has the authority to pass laws and ordinances that affect all areas of life within the town's limits. In addition to this, there are other political figures that work for the town, including a mayor, police chief, fire chief, and public works director as well as representatives from other governmental bodies. All these individuals work together to create an environment where De Peyster residents can thrive and enjoy their lives within the bounds of their town's regulations.
The political climate in De Peyster, NY is moderately 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 Peyster, NY is moderately 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 Peyster, 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 Peyster, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 181 contributions totaling $5,032 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)