Youngstown, NY is a small community located in Niagara County. The town has a rich history and is known for its agricultural roots, as it was first settled in 1812. Although Youngstown is a small town with a population of around 2,500 people, politics still play an important role in the area. The Town of Youngstown is governed by a four-member Board of Trustees that are elected by residents every two years. Additionally, the Town also elects three members to serve on the Town Council and other positions like mayor and deputy mayor. Local politics also have an influence on the Niagara County Legislature which includes nine districts representing all townships in Niagara County, including Youngstown. Every year during election season, local political candidates will come to town halls or host events to campaign for their respective offices. Through these events and campaigns, citizens can learn more about their candidates and make educated decisions on who they would like to represent them locally.
The political climate in Youngstown, NY is somewhat conservative.
Niagara County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Niagara County, NY 44.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Niagara county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 44.2%.
Niagara county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Youngstown, NY is somewhat conservative.
Niagara County, New York is somewhat conservative.
Buffalo-Cheektowaga Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Youngstown, New York: d d 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 Youngstown, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 870 contributions totaling $24,975 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $23,423 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $312 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)