The politics in West End, NY are vibrant and engaging. The town often sees passionate debates as citizens come together to discuss important issues that affect the community. Local politicians are active in the area, attending events and engaging with constituents to ensure they have a voice in decision-making processes. Political forums and debates are held frequently throughout the year, drawing a large crowd of residents eager to share their opinions for the betterment of West End. In addition, there are several non-partisan organizations that focus on civic engagement and host educational activities aimed at raising awareness about local issues. All of these initiatives help create an inclusive atmosphere where everyone’s ideas and opinions about how to improve West End can be heard.
The political climate in West End, NY is leaning conservative.
Otsego County, NY is leaning conservative. In Otsego County, NY 46.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otsego county remained moderately Republican, 51.2% to 46.2%.
Otsego county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West End, NY is leaning conservative.
Otsego County, New York is leaning conservative.
Oneonta Metro Area is leaning 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.
West End, New York: r r d d 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 West End, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,278 contributions totaling $50,518 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 140 contributions totaling $21,155 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)