Pike, NY is a small town located in upstate New York. Although the town has a relatively low population, the politics of Pike are just as important as any other municipality. Local elections for mayor and council positions often draw strong interest from the citizens, as they want to ensure that their interests will be represented. The local political candidates vary from election to election and bring different philosophies to the table, allowing voters to decide who best represents their views. While there may not always be a clear-cut choice for who should hold office, the citizens of Pike understand that it is important to have strong leaders who will act in their best interests.
The political climate in Pike, 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
Pike, 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.
Pike, 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 Pike, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 663 contributions totaling $8,365 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $6,524 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)