Burns, NY is a small town with a population of around 500 people. It has a local government and elected officials that serve the community. The town council is comprised of five members who are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the community and overseeing the budget. These elected officials are voted in by the citizens of Burns during local elections every four years. In addition to the Town Council, there are also several other offices such as Mayor, Police Chief, Fire Chief, Public Works Director and Parks & Recreation Director. All of these positions are held by local citizens who have been selected for their dedication to serve their community. Each office holder has their own responsibilities when it comes to managing different aspects of the town’s operations. As such, voters in Burns need to be aware of who is running for these positions during election time so that they can make an informed decision about who will best represent them in office.
The political climate in Burns, NY is strongly conservative.
Allegany County, NY is very conservative. In Allegany County, NY 29.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allegany county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 29.1%.
Allegany county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burns, NY is strongly conservative.
Allegany County, New York is very 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.
Burns, 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 Burns, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $1,125 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $13,605 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $358 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)