Pomfret, NY is located in Chautauqua County and is governed by a town supervisor who is elected every two years. The current Town Supervisor of Pomfret is named Joe Gierlach, who was elected to the position in 2018. Joe Gierlach has been actively working to make sure that local initiatives such as infrastructure repair and economic development are being addressed and enacted. He has been making great strides to ensure that Pomfret can remain a viable and attractive place for both its residents and businesses alike. In addition, Joe Gierlach has been working with local lawmakers from across the region to create new laws that will benefit the citizens of Pomfret. This includes taking an active role in promoting policies regarding environmental protection, economic growth, and social justice. All of these actions have made Joe Gierlach a popular leader among his constituents and he looks forward to continuing to serve them in his second term as Town Supervisor
The political climate in Pomfret, 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
Pomfret, 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.
Pomfret, 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 Pomfret, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,521 contributions totaling $122,342 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 223 contributions totaling $25,565 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)