Gainesville, NY is a small rural town located in Wyoming County. It has a long history of activism and engagement in local politics. The town has been home to several key figures in the state legislature, including the leader of the Senate’s Majority Coalition, Rob Ortt. The current mayor is Rudy Mueller who was elected in 2019 following an election which saw a record turnout from the community. In addition to the mayor's office, Gainesville has two town supervisors who represent its citizens at county meetings and are tasked with managing the day-to-day operations of local government. Gainseville also boasts a vibrant community that holds numerous events throughout the year and actively participates in discussions concerning public policy initiatives in the area. This commitment to political discourse, combined with its unique culture and history makes Gainesville an interesting place to observe local politics and stay involved with your community.
The political climate in Gainesville, NY is strongly conservative.
Wyoming County, NY is very conservative. In Wyoming County, NY 26.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wyoming county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.5% to 26.1%.
Wyoming county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gainesville, NY is strongly conservative.
Wyoming County, New York is very 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.
Gainesville, 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 Gainesville, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 440 contributions totaling $16,387 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 362 contributions totaling $16,240 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)