The Ogdensburg-Massena, NY Metro Area is an important part of the New York State political landscape. It is represented in both the state senate and assembly by several different political figures. In addition to local county-level offices, there are also three congressional representatives for the area. These politicians strive to protect and promote the interests of their constituents, and often collaborate with each other on important issues that affect the region. At the national level, both Republican and Democratic candidates vie for votes every election cycle. This competition helps ensure that all citizens have a voice in their government. Additionally, numerous organizations in the area focus on grassroots efforts to engage citizens and increase civic participation. Overall, politics shape many aspects of life in this metropolitan hub.
The political climate in Ogdensburg-Massena Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Ogdensburg-Massena Metro Area 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, the Ogdensburg-Massena metro area remained strongly Republican, 54.8% to 43.1%.
The Ogdensburg-Massena metro area voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previ.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Ogdensburg-Massena, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Ogdensburg-Massena Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,847 contributions totaling $379,519 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 468 contributions totaling $66,470 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)