Theresa, NY is a small town located in the Jefferson County of New York. It is home to a population of just over one thousand people and is largely rural, with much of its land devoted to agricultural endeavors. Politics in Theresa, NY are largely centered around local issues. The Village Board of Trustees meets regularly to discuss matters such as zoning, road maintenance, utility services, and other municipal issues that affect the daily lives of local residents. Local political candidates generally come from within the community itself, with candidates for village trustee positions often running on platforms focused on improving the quality of life for all members of the community regardless of their background or party affiliation.
The political climate in Zip 13691 (Theresa, 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 13691 (Theresa, NY) is moderately conservative.
Theresa, 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.
Theresa, 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 13691 (Theresa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $1,298 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)