Charlotte, NY is a small town in upstate New York with a population of approximately 4,200 people. Despite its small size, Charlotte is a vibrant community that prides itself on its open and active political scene. The town has active participation from residents in both local and state elections. Local political issues are regularly discussed in public forums such as the Town Hall meetings held by the Charlotte Town Board or the annual budget meeting where citizens can express their opinions on how to best use resources for the greater good of the community. In addition to local politics, Charlotte residents actively engage in state-wide politics by participating in referendums and casting their votes for representatives at all levels of government. This strong commitment to civic engagement demonstrates Charlotte’s commitment to good governance and highlights the importance of every citizen's voice when it comes to deciding important matters.
The political climate in Charlotte, NY is moderately conservative.
Chautauqua County, NY is moderately conservative. In Chautauqua County, NY 38.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chautauqua county remained very strongly Republican, 58.8% to 38.9%.
Chautauqua county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Charlotte, NY is moderately conservative.
Chautauqua County, New York is moderately conservative.
Jamestown-Dunkirk-Fredonia Metro Area is moderately 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.
Charlotte, New York: r r d 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 Charlotte, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $839 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $2,196 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)