The Majority of Peru’s Residents Did Not Vote
Party leaders say 49% was a good turnout; nevertheless, 51% of Peru’s registered voters failed to exercise their civic responsibility in the November 2014 election. They took no part in electing a member of Congress, New York State Governor, Member of the New York State Assembly and Peru Town Justice. In hopes of developing a greater understanding of last fall’s voting patterns, The Peru Gazette asked the Clinton County Board of Elections for registered voter numbers and vote totals. Greg Campbell, a Board of Elections Commissioner, was kind enough to answer our request. We did the analysis.
- 2,029 of Peru’s 4,134 registered voters cast ballots in the November 2014 elections.
- Peru ranks 3rd in Clinton County with 4,134 registered voters behind the City of Plattsburgh’s 9,479 and the Town of Plattsburgh’s 7,041.
- Peru’s Republicans voted in greater numbers than Peru’s Democrats – 57.6% to 50.5%.
- Republicans cast 46% of the ballots cast in Peru while Democrats cast only 30%.
- 1,287 or 31% of Peru’s voters are registered as “No Party,” Independence Party, Conservative Party or Working Families Party.
- Elise Stefanik won a seat in Congress and carried the Town of Peru, but Democrat Aaron Wolfe carried Clinton County by a substantial margin.
- 3rd Party, plus “No Party” voters cast 23.5% of the votes cast in the Town of Peru and 24.4% in Clinton County.
Peru’s registered voters by party or “No Party:”
- Republican – 1,622
- Democratic – 1,207
- No Party – 900
- Independence Party – 321
- Conservative Party – 40
- Working Families Party – 26
Registered Voters in Clinton County By Party/No Party
- Total – 44,923 (20,182 or 44.9% voted in 2014)
- Democratic – 16,252 (7,638 or 47% voted in 2014)
- Republican – 14,181 (7,614 or 53.7% voted in 2014)
- No Party – 10,458 (3,430 or 33% voted in 2014)
- Independence – 3,206 (1,171 or 36.5% voted in 2014)
- Conservative – 482 (236 or 49% voted in 2014)
- Working Families – 247 (56 or 22.7% voted in 2014)
- Green – 97 (37 or 38.1% voted in 2014
Peru’s Registered voters by party/no party casting ballots in 2014:
- 935 or 57.6% of Peru’s registered Republicans cast ballots.
- 610 or 50.5% of Peru’s registered Democrats cast ballots.
- 319 or 35.4% of Peru’s registered “No Party” voters cast ballots.
- 131 or 40.8% of Peru’s registered Independence Party voters cast ballots.
- 20 or 50% of Peru’s registered Conservative Party voters cast ballots.
- 7 or 26.9% of Peru’s registered Working Families voters cast ballots.
Peru’s Party or “No Party” votes as a percentage of the ballots cast in the Town of Peru:
- Republican Party voters cast 46% of all ballots cast.
- Democratic Party voters cast 30% of all ballots cast.
- “No Party” voters cast 15.7% of all ballots cast.
- Independence Party voters cast 6.5% of all ballots cast.
- Conservative Party Voters cast .01% of all ballots cast.
- Working Family Party voters cast .003% of all ballots cast.
- “No Party” and 3rd Party voters combined cast 23.5% of all ballots cast.
- So-called 3rd Party voters (Independence, Conservative and Working Families) cast 7.8% of all ballots cast.
Registered Voters in Clinton County by Town:
Total – 44,923
- Altona – 1,442
- AuSable – 1,669
- Beekmantown – 3,564
- Black Brook – 954
- Champlain – 3.409
- Chazy – 2,717
- Clinton – 428
- Dannemora – 1,197
- Ellenburg – 1,186
- Mooers – 1,998
- Peru – 4,134
- Plattsburgh – 7,041
- Saranac – 2,690
- Schuyler Falls – 3,015
- City of Plattsburgh – 9,479
2014 Final Election Results:
Member of Congress:
- Elise Stefanik – 936 (47%) votes in Peru and 8,470 (43%) in Clinton County
- Aaron Wolfe – 851 (43%) in Peru and 9,378 (47%) in Clinton County.
- Matthew Funiciello – 189 (10%) votes in Peru and 1,943 (10%) in Clinton County.
Governor of New York State:
- Democrat Andrew Cuomo 987 (53%) votes in Peru and 10,809 (58%) in Clinton County.
- Republican Rob Astorino – 866 (47%) votes in Peru and 7,697 (42%) in Clinton County.
Member of New York State Assembly:
- Republican Janet Duprey 1,207 (63%) in Peru and 10,915 (60%) in Clinton County
- Independence Party Karen M. Bisso – 712 (38%) in Peru and 7,335 (40%) in Clinton County.
Peru Town Justice:
- Republican Lawrence Cabana – 1,287 (66%)
- Democrat Karen Glushko – 665 (34%)
Posted: February 2nd, 2015 under Congressional News, Education News, General News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News, Town Board News.