Freedom, NY is a small town located in Central New York with a population of approximately 1,000 people. The town is governed by an elected Town Board and Mayor who work together to make decisions that are in the best interest of the community. Local voters have the opportunity to elect representatives from their respective districts every two years. The Town Board members focus on local initiatives such as maintaining public transportation, ensuring the quality of local schools and parks, and developing economic opportunities for businesses in Freedom. Every local election provides an opportunity for residents to come together and determine the direction of their town. There are numerous issues that need attention in Freedom, NY, from infrastructure improvements to creating more jobs. With strong leadership from its mayor and town board members, Freedom can become an even better place to live and raise a family.
The political climate in Freedom, NY is strongly conservative.
Cattaraugus County, NY is strongly conservative. In Cattaraugus County, NY 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cattaraugus county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.7% to 34.2%.
Cattaraugus county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Freedom, NY is strongly conservative.
Cattaraugus County, New York is strongly conservative.
Olean Metro Area is strongly 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.
Freedom, New York: R R R 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 Freedom, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 90 contributions totaling $3,133 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $6,971 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)