Cattaraugus, NY is a small town located in the Chautauqua County of western New York. It is known for its rich cultural heritage and diverse population. Despite its size, Cattaraugus has an active local government that strives to meet the needs of its residents. The town is represented in the county government by the Cattaraugus County Legislature, comprised of nine legislators elected from each district across the county. At the state level, Cattaraugus is represented by Assembly Member Andrew Goodell and State Senator Cathy Young, both of whom have been actively involved in advocating for the needs of their constituents throughout their respective terms in office. In addition to these local and state offices, there are several political organizations that work to promote civic engagement within Cattaraugus such as the Cattaraugus County Democratic Committee and Republican Party. These organizations provide a platform for citizens to get involved in politics on a local level and learn about important local issues which affect them directly.
The political climate in Cattaraugus, NY is moderately conservative.
Cattaraugus County, NY is strongly conservative. In Cattaraugus County, NY 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cattaraugus county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.7% to 34.2%.
Cattaraugus county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cattaraugus, NY is moderately conservative.
Cattaraugus County, New York is strongly conservative.
Olean Metro Area is strongly 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.
Cattaraugus, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Cattaraugus, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $846 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $385 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)