Ripley, NY is a small town located in Chautauqua County that is known for its rural charm and stunning views of Lake Erie. Despite its small size, Ripley has a thriving political community that serves the needs of its residents. The town is represented by the Chautauqua County Legislature, which consists of 19 legislators who are elected at-large from the county to represent the interests of all residents. These legislators work with local government bodies to ensure important services such as healthcare, education, public safety, and infrastructure are provided to their constituents. In addition to these representatives, Ripley also has a mayor and board of trustees who serve as the governing body for the town. They are responsible for passing laws and making decisions on how public funds should be spent within Ripley's boundaries. With so many dedicated officials working hard to make Ripley a better place to live and work, it is no surprise that this small town has an active political scene.
The political climate in Ripley, NY is moderately 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
Ripley, NY is moderately 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.
Ripley, 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 Ripley, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 466 contributions totaling $13,878 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $6,976 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)