The small upstate town of Gouverneur, NY (13642) is home to a tight-knit community of around 3,500 people. The town is governed by an elected mayor and four trustees who serve as the Board of Trustees. The mayor and trustees are responsible for overseeing the town's budget, managing public services, and setting policy. Gouverneur's local politics are largely focused on improving the quality of life for residents and businesses in the area. Local politicians are dedicated to addressing issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development, and public safety. Residents have a strong voice when it comes to deciding on local matters; voter turnout is usually high during elections. Despite its smaller size, Gouverneur has an active political climate that helps shape its future.
The political climate in Zip 13642 (Gouverneur, NY) is somewhat conservative.
St. Lawrence County, NY is somewhat conservative. In St. Lawrence County, NY 43.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Lawrence county remained strongly Republican, 54.8% to 43.1%.
St. Lawrence county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 13642 (Gouverneur, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Gouverneur, New York is somewhat conservative.
St. Lawrence County, New York is somewhat conservative.
Ogdensburg-Massena Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Gouverneur, New York: D D D D 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 13642 (Gouverneur)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 191 contributions totaling $8,324 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $5,632 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)