The town of Salamanca, New York is a small community located in the far western corner of the state. With a population of just over 5,000 people, it is home to many families who have been living there for generations. Politically, the city is predominantly conservative in its voting base and has regularly gone to Republican candidates when electing representatives at both the local and federal level. This has held true even as the city has grown more diverse throughout recent decades. Locally, citizens are actively involved in their government and regularly attend town meetings to voice their concerns and opinions on various issues impacting their lives. Recently, different initiatives have been implemented to help enhance the quality of life for residents while promoting economic growth. As a result, Salamanca is continuing to be an attractive destination for people seeking both a peaceful atmosphere and a vibrant community.
The political climate in Salamanca, NY is somewhat 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
Salamanca, NY is somewhat 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.
Salamanca, 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 Salamanca, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 134 contributions totaling $212,987 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,589 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $194,981 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,600 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)