Castorland, NY is a peaceful and vibrant community located in upstate New York. Although it does not have a large population, Castorland is home to a number of local political candidates who are passionate about representing the needs and desires of the citizens of Castorland. These candidates are involved in local government and ensure that the voice of the people is heard in their decision making. The current political scene in Castorland provides for a fair and open dialogue between its citizens and their representatives. Local elections are held on a regular basis, giving citizens the opportunity to make their voices heard at the ballot box. With many different candidates running for office, it’s important that voters stay informed about each candidate’s platform so they can make an educated choice when voting.
The political climate in Castorland, NY is strongly conservative.
Lewis County, NY is very conservative. In Lewis County, NY 29.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lewis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 29.5%.
Lewis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Castorland, NY is strongly conservative.
Lewis County, New York is very 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.
Castorland, 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 Castorland, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $358 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $210 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)