13624 Clayton, NY is a small town located in upstate New York. Although it is a small town, the politics in 13624 Clayton, NY have a large influence on the day-to-day lives of its citizens. The town is governed by an elected mayor and board of trustees who work diligently to ensure that all the needs of the town are met. Local candidates for office are chosen from within the community based upon their qualifications and experience, and each election brings increased interest and engagement within the community. Residents of 13624 Clayton, NY take pride in their leaders and strive to be involved in local government by attending meetings and voting during elections.
The political climate in Zip 13624 (Clayton, 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 13624 (Clayton, NY) is moderately conservative.
Clayton, 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.
Clayton, 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 13624 (Clayton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 197 contributions totaling $11,857 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $20,802 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $336 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)