Watson, NY is a small town located in upstate New York. While the town may be small in size, the local politics are robust and full of passionate individuals who strive to make Watson a better place. The local political scene consists of highly engaged citizens who show their support for various candidates through voting, attending events or donating money. Each year, elections are held to choose representatives and leaders for the town of Watson. These elected officials are responsible for making decisions that will benefit the community, from creating new laws to improving public services. As such, it is important for citizens to stay informed about what is happening politically in Watson as it can have a direct impact on their daily lives.
The political climate in Watson, NY is strongly conservative.
Lewis County, NY is very conservative. In Lewis County, NY 29.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lewis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 29.5%.
Lewis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Watson, NY is strongly conservative.
Lewis County, New York is very 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.
Watson, 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 Watson, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 141 contributions totaling $7,936 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 105 contributions totaling $8,675 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)