The small town of 12945 Lake Clear, NY is home to a population of about 2,000 people. Despite its small size, politics in the area holds a great deal of weight for those living here. The town is represented on the county level by a few local political representatives like Assemblywoman Janet Metzger and Senator Robert Guererro, who are dedicated to fighting for the needs and rights of their constituents in this community. Residents also have the opportunity to vote in national elections each year and keep up with important political issues that affect them both locally and nationally. There is also a strong sense of community spirit here, as people come together to make sure that their voices are heard when it comes to issues that matter most in their lives.
The political climate in Zip 12945 (Lake Clear, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, NY is leaning conservative. In Franklin County, NY 48.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained narrowly Republican, 50.2% to 48.0%.
Franklin county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 12945 (Lake Clear, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Lake Clear, New York is somewhat conservative.
Franklin County, New York is leaning conservative.
Malone Metro Area is leaning 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.
Lake Clear, 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 12945 (Lake Clear)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $2,088 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $251 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)