Dexter, NY is a small town located in upstate New York near the Finger Lakes. It is known for its charming downtown, rolling hills, and quaint rural atmosphere. Politically, Dexter is overwhelmingly Democratic in its voting tendencies with nearly 70% of residents voting for the Democratic candidate in the last few elections. The local political scene reflects this trend with the Democratic Party dominating both the town council and recently elected mayor. In addition to Democrats, there are also some Republicans and unaffiliated voters who represent diverse viewpoints within the community. Overall, Dexter has a politically active population that takes pride in engaging with their town's politics and advocating for change.
The political climate in Dexter, 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
Dexter, 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.
Dexter, 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 Dexter, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $1,084 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $3,546 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)