Dunkirk, NY is a small city located in the western part of New York State. The city has a long history of being an active political center, most recently with its involvement in the 2018 midterm elections. In this election, Dunkirk saw several candidates who ran for various local offices including Mayor, City Council member and County Legislator. These candidates included incumbent Mayor Wilfred Rosas and challenger Mark Parry from the Democratic Party, as well as Steve Flagg from the Republican Party. All three candidates campaigned vigorously for office, looking to make a positive impact on the community if elected. Residents were interested in hearing their respective platforms and taking part in public forums to make their voices heard. Ultimately, Wilfred Rosas was re-elected to another term as Mayor while Steve Flagg and Mark Parry both won their respective races for City Council Member and County Legislator respectively. This display of political engagement is indicative of Dunkirk's commitment to democracy and its desire to have a responsible representation at all levels of government.
The political climate in Dunkirk, NY is leaning 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
Dunkirk, NY is leaning 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.
Dunkirk, 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 Dunkirk, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 241 contributions totaling $13,802 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 121 contributions totaling $6,579 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)