The politics in 13619 Carthage, NY are largely shaped by the views of the community. The population of Carthage is approximately 7,000 people and is located in Jefferson County. This small town has a city council that consists of five members elected every four years to represent the people of Carthage. These members are responsible for making decisions about the budget, local laws, and other issues that affect the citizens of Carthage. Moreover, there are several local political candidates who present their platforms to the citizens in order to be elected to local offices such as mayor or city council member. Ultimately, these political candidates strive to make a positive difference in the lives of those living in 13619 Carthage, NY and create an environment where everyone can prosper.
The political climate in Zip 13619 (Carthage, NY) is somewhat 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
Zip 13619 (Carthage, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Carthage, New York is somewhat 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.
Carthage, 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 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 13619 (Carthage)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $715 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $4,291 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)