Newstead, NY is a small town with a population of just over 5,000 people. With such a small population, the politics of the town are typically handled on a local level. Local elections bring out residents from all walks of life to elect leaders who will represent their interests in local government. The candidates running for office in Newstead are passionate about their community and strive to make sure that the needs of residents are heard and acted upon. They often work together on projects that benefit the entire community, like improving infrastructure or creating green spaces for outdoor recreation. No matter which political party they belong to, each candidate strives to make Newstead an even better place for its citizens.
The political climate in Newstead, NY is leaning conservative.
Erie County, NY is somewhat liberal. In Erie County, NY 56.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Erie county remained strongly Democratic, 56.5% to 41.7%.
Erie county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newstead, NY is leaning conservative.
Erie County, New York is somewhat liberal.
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.
Newstead, New York: D D D D d D
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 Newstead, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,751 contributions totaling $168,118 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 915 contributions totaling $330,371 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $361 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)