Alexandria Bay, NY is a small town located in the Thousand Islands region of upstate New York. The local government is made up of elected officials who are devoted to the citizens and businesses within their community. At the top of local politics is the Mayor, one of five council members elected every two years, and three trustees responsible for finance, parks, and infrastructure. Together, they collaborate to ensure the safety and well-being of Alexandria Bay residents. In addition to these positions, Alexandria Bay has a representative in the New York State Assembly who works on behalf of its citizens at state level politics. With an engaged population and proactive government that values public opinion and involvement in decision making processes, Alexandria Bay remains an attractive destination for locals and visitors alike.
The political climate in Alexandria Bay, NY is somewhat 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 Bay, NY is somewhat 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 Bay, 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 Bay, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $2,751 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $12,190 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $297 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)