The small town of Weston Mills, NY has a rich history of local politics. Residents of the town take their roles in the political process very seriously and make sure that their voices are heard. While there are no local population statistics available, it is clear that this tight-knit community is active in its political life. Local issues are discussed at regular town hall meetings and local candidates often reach out to the citizens for support during election cycles. The residents share a common goal of maintaining the integrity and character of their small town while engaging with neighboring communities to provide quality services to all members.
The political climate in Weston Mills, NY is moderately 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
Weston Mills, NY is moderately 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.
Weston Mills, 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 Weston Mills, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 773 contributions totaling $56,611 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 236 contributions totaling $53,682 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)