Busti, NY is a small town located in the western part of New York State. It has a long history of political engagement and involvement within its community. The citizens of Busti are actively engaged in local politics, and take great pride in their ability to make their voices heard on issues that affect them. Locally, there are various political groups and organizations that work on behalf of the people of Busti to ensure positive representation for the town at all levels of government. The town also benefits from having strong representation from both the Democratic and Republican parties. Each election cycle sees residents come out in droves to cast their ballots for candidates who they feel best represent their interests. This commitment to voter participation ensures that those elected officials understand the importance of representing all people living in Busti.
The political climate in Busti, 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
Busti, 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.
Busti, 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 Busti, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,203 contributions totaling $128,049 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 865 contributions totaling $150,378 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)