Brocton, NY is a small village located in the Chautauqua County of New York State. It is home to many friendly and welcoming residents who take great pride in their community. Politics are an important part of life in Brocton, as the village has its own Mayor and Board of Trustees who work together to make decisions that are best for the town. The Mayor and Board members are all volunteers who serve two-year terms and are elected by the village's citizens every two years. In addition, Brocton also has a Village Clerk who oversees the administrative operations of the municipality and keeps records for all local government meetings. Residents of Brocton take part in their political process through participating in elections, attending public meetings, voicing opinions at forums on topics important to them, and getting informed about issues that may affect their lives.
The political climate in Brocton, 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
Brocton, 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.
Brocton, 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 Brocton, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $5,996 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)