Piercefield, NY is a small town located in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York. It boasts a tight-knit community with a long history of civic engagement. Residents of Piercefield take great pride in their local government and are active participants in the decision-making process. The town is governed by an elected Board of Supervisors, which consists of three members who are voted on by the citizens every two years. The Board of Supervisors is responsible for setting the town’s budget and policies, approving development projects and other initiatives, and appointing key positions such as Town Clerk or Town Attorney. In addition to local politics, Piercefield residents often take part in national elections, coming out in droves to support their favorite candidates either through donations or volunteering. By staying informed about current events and participating in their local government, Piercefield’s citizens help ensure that decisions made at all levels are reflective of the values and needs of their small community.
The political climate in Piercefield, 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
Piercefield, 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.
Piercefield, 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 Piercefield, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 465 contributions totaling $71,286 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $4,709 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)