Redwood, NY is a small town located in the rural Adirondacks of upstate New York. Despite its size, Redwood has a vibrant and active political landscape. The town is governed by a select board consisting of five members, all of whom are elected at-large. Redwood residents also have the opportunity to participate in local politics by voting for representatives at the county and state level. A variety of organizations, from grassroots initiatives to large-scale advocacy groups, are dedicated to engaging local citizens on various issues affecting the community. In addition, Redwood hosts regular public forums where residents can voice their opinions and learn about upcoming political events. All in all, Redwood is an example of how even small towns can have meaningful and engaging political discourse.
The political climate in Redwood, NY is moderately 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
Redwood, NY is moderately 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.
Redwood, 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 Redwood, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $5,777 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)