The politics in 13620 Castorland, NY are largely shaped by local and national issues. At a local level, the town is represented by a mayor and two council members who work together to make decisions that affect the daily lives of its citizens. Each year, residents of the town vote on important measures such as tax rates, spending plans, zoning ordinances, and other community matters. Moreover, Castorland’s residents are active participants in state and national politics by voting for representatives to serve them at both levels. This often includes selecting individuals to represent their interests in Congress or in Albany when it comes to making laws about taxation, healthcare, education, and more. In addition to voting for representatives, citizens can also get involved by engaging in public discourse on political issues or volunteering for campaigns. All of these actions help ensure that the people of Castorland have their voices heard when it comes to shaping political decisions that affect all aspects of life within the town.
The political climate in Zip 13620 (Castorland, NY) is very conservative.
Lewis County, NY is very conservative. In Lewis County, NY 29.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lewis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 29.5%.
Lewis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 13620 (Castorland, NY) is very conservative.
Castorland, New York is very conservative.
Lewis County, New York is very conservative.
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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.
Castorland, 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 13620 (Castorland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $358 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $210 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)