Edwards, NY is a small town located in the Finger Lakes region of New York. It has a rich history that dates back to colonial times and is still today an important part of the area's culture. The town is governed by a mayor and village board who work together to ensure that its residents are provided with essential services and amenities. On the local level, Edwards has a number of political parties who all have their own views and opinions on how the town should be run. The most popular of these are the Democratic, Republican, Green, Libertarian, Reform, and Working Families Parties. Each party works hard to make sure their candidates are elected to office and represent the needs of their constituents. While Edwards' politics may not always be as heated or exciting as those in larger cities across the state, it nonetheless plays an important role in shaping the future of this small but vibrant community.
The political climate in Edwards, 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
Edwards, 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.
Edwards, 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 Edwards, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 370 contributions totaling $27,231 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $6,057 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)