Massena, NY is a small town in Northern New York. It has a rich history and an active political scene. The Town of Massena is governed by the Town Board, which consists of five elected members, including the Supervisor. This board is responsible for making decisions that affect the town's residents. Elections are held every two years to determine who will represent the town on the board. There are also a number of other local elected positions such as Assembly Member and Town Clerk, which are filled by popular ballot with candidates from both major parties. In addition, there are a number of committees and commissions that help shape policy in Massena. These include planning boards, zoning boards, committee on public works and much more. All of these entities work together to ensure that Massena remains a safe and vibrant place to live and work.
The political climate in Massena, NY is leaning 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
Massena, NY is leaning 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.
Massena, 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 Massena, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 674 contributions totaling $168,319 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 124 contributions totaling $86,810 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $700 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)