Olean town, NY has an active local political scene. Every two years, the town votes for a mayor and four members of the town council. These elected officials work hard to ensure that all residents have access to quality services and resources. The mayor and council are responsible for setting policies and overseeing the budget of Olean Town. They also focus on initiatives such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety, health care access, environmental protection, housing support and more. The citizens of Olean are involved in many aspects of the town’s politics from attending meetings to running for office or volunteering with local committees. With voter turnout continuing to be high in Olean Town elections, residents remain engaged in their community's political decisions and strive to make positive changes for their hometown.
The political climate in Olean town, NY is moderately 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
Olean town, NY is moderately 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.
Olean town, 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 Olean town, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 764 contributions totaling $56,446 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 233 contributions totaling $53,082 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $228 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)