Ward, NY is a small town located in the northern part of the state. While it may not be a large city, it still has an active political landscape. The Mayor of Ward is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the town and representing its people in various political capacities. They are supported by members of their cabinet, which are appointed to work with them on local issues and projects. In addition to the Mayor's office, Ward has two city council members who represent different parts of the town. These two individuals provide feedback and ideas from their constituents to improve conditions and create initiatives that will benefit all residents of Ward. Civic engagement is encouraged in Ward as it helps shape important decisions that affect the entire community and its future.
The political climate in Ward, NY is somewhat conservative.
Allegany County, NY is very conservative. In Allegany County, NY 29.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allegany county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 29.1%.
Allegany county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ward, NY is somewhat conservative.
Allegany County, New York is very 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.
Ward, 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 Ward, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 70 contributions totaling $4,285 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $33,483 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $429 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)