Yorkshire, NY is a small community located in the Finger Lakes region of New York. It is home to a diverse population with an interesting political history. The town has traditionally voted for candidates from both major parties, making it an important and influential swing district in the state. Currently, Yorkshire is represented in the New York State Senate by Republican Senator Robert Ortt, and in the Assembly by Democrat Barbara Lifton. Locally, the town is governed by an elected mayor and board of trustees which oversee administration of civic services such as public safety, roads maintenance, zoning enforcement, and waste management. Residents of Yorkshire have always been active participants in local politics; they are well-informed about current issues and their representatives’ positions on them. The people of Yorkshire take pride in their town’s political heritage and strive to ensure that local government actions are reflective of their values.
The political climate in Yorkshire, NY is moderately 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
Yorkshire, NY is moderately 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.
Yorkshire, 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 Yorkshire, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 161 contributions totaling $3,804 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 104 contributions totaling $13,755 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)