Wilson, NY is a small community located in Western New York. It is governed by an elected mayor and Board of Trustees, who are responsible for local legislation and the management of local taxes. The mayor and trustees serve staggered four-year terms, with elections every two years for odd-numbered trustee positions. In addition to the elected officials, Wilson has several appointed committees that work to improve the quality of life for those living in Wilson. These committees include a Community Development Corporation, Planning & Zoning Commission, Building & Land Use Committee, Environmental Commission and Economic Growth Committee. Through their efforts, these committees strive to create a safe and prosperous environment for all residents.
The political climate in Wilson, NY is somewhat conservative.
Niagara County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Niagara County, NY 44.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Niagara county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 44.2%.
Niagara county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wilson, NY is somewhat conservative.
Niagara County, New York is somewhat conservative.
Buffalo-Cheektowaga Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Wilson, New York: d d d d 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 Wilson, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 572 contributions totaling $23,311 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 208 contributions totaling $47,051 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $226 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)