Persia, NY is a small rural town located in upstate New York. The politics of the community are largely focused on local issues, such as roads and other infrastructure improvements, public safety and crime prevention initiatives, and economic development. The town is served by an elected mayor who serves as the chief executive of the town government. They are also supported by two trustees and a police chief who work together to ensure that the needs of residents are met. State-level politicians may also be involved in matters that affect Persia, such as when they pass laws relevant to land use or taxation. Local elections take place every four years and candidates must be registered voters within the jurisdiction to participate. Issues are discussed at political forums throughout the year, which provides voters with the opportunity to learn about their local candidates before casting their ballot.
The political climate in Persia, NY is somewhat 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
Persia, NY is somewhat 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.
Persia, 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 Persia, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 162 contributions totaling $14,796 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $14,517 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)