Bemus Point is a small village in Chautauqua County, New York. Although the population of this village is relatively small, its residents are engaged in local politics and have great interest in preserving their community’s unique atmosphere. The village's political landscape is composed of several organizations that advocate for the preservation and improvement of local resources. These organizations include the Bemus Point Civic Association, the Bemus Point Preservation Society, and the Bemus Bay Trolley Authority. All these groups work together to ensure that economic development in the area benefits all members of the community. Furthermore, they focus on protecting property rights while maintaining a vibrant atmosphere throughout the village. Local elections within Bemus Point often focus on issues such as tax reform and economic development efforts. Residents with varying political backgrounds participate actively in these elections to ensure that their voices are heard and their interests are served by elected officials.
The political climate in Bemus Point, NY is moderately 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
Bemus Point, NY is moderately 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.
Bemus Point, 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 Bemus Point, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 89 contributions totaling $12,099 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $4,328 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)