Westfield, NY is a small town located in the western part of New York State. The town has a rich history and continues to be a thriving community full of culture and diverse people. Politically, Westfield leans slightly to the left with the majority of its residents affiliated with the Democratic Party. Despite being a smaller town, Westfield still has its share of local political candidates who are actively seeking elected office. Among them are Steve Franklin who is running for mayor, Ray Miller who is running for city councilman, and Gloria Green-Gomez who is running for district attorney. All three candidates bring enthusiasm and passion to their respective races and represent the voice of the people in Westfield. With their leadership, Westfield hopes to continue to grow as an active and prosperous community in New York State.
The political climate in Westfield, 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
Westfield, 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.
Westfield, 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 Westfield, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 673 contributions totaling $26,592 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $10,849 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)