Alexandria, NY is a small town located in Jefferson County with a population of approximately 1,700 residents. It is an idyllic rural community known for its peaceful atmosphere and close-knit community. The town is governed by the Alexandria Town Board, which consists of four members elected by the people. Each member serves a two year term and all decisions are made in public meetings held at the town hall. Alexandria also has representatives in both the New York State Assembly and Senate who help to ensure that the needs of the residents are heard in Albany. The town takes part in local elections every year, and citizens can vote for candidates who offer innovative solutions to address problems facing the community. There's a strong sense of civic engagement among local residents, who take pride in their local government and work hard to make sure it runs smoothly.
The political climate in Alexandria, NY is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, NY is moderately conservative. In Jefferson County, NY 39.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained very strongly Republican, 58.4% to 39.5%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alexandria, NY is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, New York is moderately conservative.
Watertown-Fort Drum Metro Area is moderately 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.
Alexandria, 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 Alexandria, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 333 contributions totaling $39,477 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 142 contributions totaling $33,536 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)