Hammond, NY is a small town in upstate New York with a rich history. It is located in St. Lawrence county and is home to many different types of people from all walks of life. The town has a thriving local political landscape that strives to make the community better for all its citizens. The current mayor of Hammond is John Smith, who was elected in 2018 and is looking forward to continuing his work for the residents of the town. There are also several city council members as well as various other boards and committees that work together to ensure Hammond remains an enjoyable place to live and work. In addition, there are many special interest groups and organizations that participate in local politics and strive to support the community in various ways.
The political climate in Hammond, 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
Hammond, 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.
Hammond, 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 Hammond, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 179 contributions totaling $37,235 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $1,770 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)