Brasher Falls, NY is a small town located in St. Lawrence County. The town is home to a tight-knit community that values its political involvement. Brasher Falls citizens take great pride in their local politics and are always eager to keep up with the latest news and developments. Every year, local candidates are elected to serve on the village board or the school board, providing valuable insight into how policy decisions are made and handled. Residents of Brasher Falls also participate in larger elections that affect the entire county, often voting in favor of policies they believe will benefit their community. With such strong civic engagement, it's no surprise that the politics of Brasher Falls remain vibrant and interesting year round.
The political climate in Brasher Falls, 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
Brasher Falls, 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.
Brasher Falls, 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 Brasher Falls, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $319 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $60 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)