Harmony, NY is a small but vibrant town nestled in the foothills of the Catskills. As with all towns, politics plays an important role in the lives of its citizens. The mayor and members of the city council are elected for two-year terms to serve as representatives of Harmony's diverse communities. The mayor and city council take on many issues from public safety to infrastructure projects that benefit all of Harmony's citizens. Residents can get involved in local politics by attending city council meetings, volunteering for campaigns, or even running for elected office themselves. By doing so, they can help shape the future of their community and ensure that it remains a safe and prosperous place to live and work.
The political climate in Harmony, 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
Harmony, 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.
Harmony, 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 Harmony, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 177 contributions totaling $8,401 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $9,296 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)