The small town of 13640 Wellesley Island, NY is a peaceful and tranquil place situated on the banks of the St. Lawrence River. Although it is a relatively small community, politics still plays an important role in its day-to-day functioning. Elections are held every four years to decide who will represent the locals in government offices. The main political parties that run for office are the Democrats and Republicans, with some independent candidates standing as well. There is also active involvement from the community in debating the issues of importance to them and their families, such as job opportunities, healthcare and education. The town also has a vibrant cultural life with festivals and events taking place throughout the year which bring people together from all walks of life to celebrate common heritage and local culture. Despite its small size, 13640 Wellesley Island is an important part of New York's political landscape and its citizens take their civic duties seriously.
The political climate in Zip 13640 (Wellesley Island, 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
Zip 13640 (Wellesley Island, NY) is moderately conservative.
Wellesley Island, New York 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.
Wellesley Island, 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 13640 (Wellesley Island)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $5,390 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $337 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $5,275 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $406 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)