Carroll, NY is a small town located in upstate New York. It has a rich political history and is home to many active citizens who have their own opinions on local politics. The town also elects representatives to the county government and state legislature. Carroll residents are passionate about their community and take part in various local activities when it comes to political involvement. Residents can join the county committees or attend monthly meetings of the Town Board to voice their concerns. On election day, residents turn out in droves to cast their votes for the candidates they believe will best serve their interests. Local officials have a vested interest in making sure that Carroll residents have access to all of the resources they need to stay informed about current issues, as well as being able to express their opinions on those issues.
The political climate in Carroll, NY is moderately conservative.
Chautauqua County, NY is moderately conservative. In Chautauqua County, NY 38.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chautauqua county remained very strongly Republican, 58.8% to 38.9%.
Chautauqua county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carroll, NY is moderately conservative.
Chautauqua County, New York is moderately conservative.
Jamestown-Dunkirk-Fredonia Metro Area is moderately 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.
Carroll, New York: r r d 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 Carroll, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 858 contributions totaling $55,986 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 304 contributions totaling $59,743 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)