Star Lake, NY is a small but vibrant community located in Upstate New York. Despite its size, Star Lake is home to many important political organizations and institutions. The town's local government is led by an elected Mayor and four town council members who work to ensure that the needs of the local population are met. Additionally, there are several other organizations throughout the town involved in advocating for issues such as environmental protection, affordable housing, economic development, and education reform. In addition to these grassroots efforts, Star Lake is also home to various national and state-level political organizations that work to make sure that their unique perspectives are taken into account during policy-making decisions. These organizations often hold events throughout the year to help educate citizens about current issues and promote civic engagement and participation in local governance. This ensures that Star Lake remains a vibrant community with strong political representation at all levels of government.
The political climate in Star Lake, NY is somewhat 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
Star Lake, NY is somewhat 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.
Star Lake, 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 Star Lake, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $1,450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $2,650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)