Fort Drum, NY is a city located in upstate New York, and is home to over 10,000 military personnel. Politics within the city are largely shaped by the presence of the military base, as it plays an integral role in the local economy and community. The mayor of Fort Drum is elected by its citizens every four years and serves as the executive leader of the city. Additionally, two members from each ward serve on the City Council which provides guidance and makes decisions for local initiatives. There are also representatives at both state and federal levels who help to shape laws and regulations that pertain to Fort Drum residents. Although there have been changes over recent years, all politics in Fort Drum revolve around the importance of maintaining a strong relationship with the military base and its personnel.
The political climate in Fort Drum, NY is leaning 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
Fort Drum, NY is leaning 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.
Fort Drum, 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 Fort Drum, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 139 contributions totaling $3,529 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $2,316 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)