Cape Vincent, NY is a small town located in the Thousand Islands region of New York State. It is a rural community with a population of approximately 1,497 people according to the most recent census data. The town has a mayor and four trustees that make up the town board. The mayor is elected for two-year terms while trustees serve four-year terms. Town elections are held every other year. Voters have the opportunity to choose from local candidates who are running for office and decide who will represent them on the town board. The town board works together to make decisions for the betterment of their community, such as making sure necessary services are provided and taxes are collected fairly. Residents take an active role in local politics by attending public meetings, voicing their opinions during these forums and voting in elections. By participating in Cape Vincent's political process, residents can ensure their voices are heard and that their needs are addressed by their local government officials.
The political climate in Cape Vincent, 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
Cape Vincent, 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.
Cape Vincent, 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 Cape Vincent, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 381 contributions totaling $25,879 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 90 contributions totaling $25,268 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $281 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)