Rouses Point, NY is a small village located in the northeast corner of Clinton County. It is home to a population of approximately 2,000 people, and offers an idyllic environment for those seeking to get away from city life. Politically speaking, Rouses Point has been traditionally represented by a majority of Republican representatives in local offices. In recent years, however, there has been a shift towards more progressive candidates as young people move into the area. With an increasingly diverse population, Rouses Point's political landscape is becoming more varied and inclusive. Local elections often feature both Democratic and Republican candidates vying for office in order to represent the will of the residents. Overall, Rouses Point is an example of how politics can be influenced by changing demographics and evolving cultural values.
The political climate in Rouses Point, NY is leaning liberal.
Clinton County, NY is leaning liberal. In Clinton County, NY 51.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained moderately Democratic, 51.8% to 46.6%.
Clinton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rouses Point, NY is leaning liberal.
Clinton County, New York is leaning liberal.
Plattsburgh Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Rouses Point, New York: d d D D d d
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 Rouses Point, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $1,511 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $6,950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $366 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)