The politics in Wirt, NY are often focused on local issues and initiatives. The town is governed by elected officials who take part in town meetings and have an active involvement in the daily life of their constituents. The political discourse in Wirt usually centers on topics such as public safety, infrastructure development, and economic growth. As a result, local elections can be quite contentious as the citizens debate what matters most to them and how to best use their resources. With a diverse population comprising of multiple generations, nationalities, and backgrounds, Wirt's politics are often complicated but fascinating to observe.
The political climate in Wirt, NY is strongly conservative.
Allegany County, NY is very conservative. In Allegany County, NY 29.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allegany county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 29.1%.
Allegany county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wirt, NY is strongly conservative.
Allegany 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.
Wirt, 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 Wirt, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 195 contributions totaling $55,103 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $283 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 508 contributions totaling $3,219,969 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $6,339 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)