Sunset Bay, NY is a small city located in the northeastern region of the United States. It has a diverse population and an active political scene. The city council is made up of seven members, each representing different wards within the city. Elections for City Council occur every two years, with citizens electing their representatives according to their preferences. Local issues such as taxes, education, public safety, and infrastructure are decided upon through these elections. In addition to the City Council, Sunset Bay also has its own mayor who is elected by popular vote every four years. All initiatives to improve life in Sunset Bay must be approved by both the City Council and the Mayor before they can be implemented. While local politics in Sunset Bay may not be as exciting as national politics, it still affects the lives of those living there and all citizens should take part in voicing their opinions at the ballot box.
The political climate in Sunset Bay, NY is somewhat 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
Sunset Bay, NY is somewhat 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.
Sunset Bay, 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 Sunset Bay, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 173 contributions totaling $45,361 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $6,296 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)