Fredonia, NY is a small town located in western New York. It is a hub of activity and culture, boasting several popular restaurants, museums, and events throughout the year. The citizens of Fredonia are politically engaged, with many involved in local politics. The local government consists of representatives from various constituencies who work together to make decisions on behalf of the community. Various political parties are represented in the town, including Democrats and Republicans, as well as third-party candidates. Local elections often attract higher than average voter turnout due to the importance placed on this form of civic engagement. In order to ensure fair representation for all residents, political candidates must strive to understand the needs of their constituents and take an active role in engaging with them during campaigns.
The political climate in Fredonia, NY is leaning 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
Fredonia, NY is leaning 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.
Fredonia, 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 Fredonia, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 606 contributions totaling $50,803 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $8,416 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $263 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)