Waddington, NY is a small town located in the North Country of New York State. Despite its small size, Waddington is an important part of the local political landscape in New York State. There are several local politicians who serve the residents of Waddington on both the state and local levels. These individuals work hard to ensure that all of their constituents’ needs are being met. The major issues that these local politicians focus on are education, infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. As a result, Waddington has seen steady economic growth over the past few years along with improvements to its public services. Local politicians have also helped to create an atmosphere where people in the community can feel safe and secure while participating in civic activities. This makes Waddington an ideal place for those interested in participating in politics or supporting their favorite candidates.
The political climate in Waddington, 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
Waddington, 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.
Waddington, 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 Waddington, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 59 contributions totaling $5,359 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $3,716 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)