Allen, NY is a small town located in the Catskill Mountain region of New York State. It is an unincorporated town with no official government or local political candidates. The town’s population consists mostly of rural residents who are content with their quiet, laid-back lifestyle and want to keep it that way. The people of Allen often take matters into their own hands when it comes to solving local issues and concerns, such as organizing community clean-up days or creating committees for different tasks. Additionally, the town has a strong sense of pride in its citizens and its history, evidenced by the numerous celebrations held throughout the year. Despite being without any formal politics, Allen is still a place where people come together to look out for one another and keep their town running smoothly.
The political climate in Allen, 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
Allen, 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.
Allen, 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 Allen, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 171 contributions totaling $13,030 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $2,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)