Wyoming County, New York is a small rural county located in western New York State. It has a population of approximately 42,000 people, and is home to several small towns. The county is governed by the Wyoming County Board of Supervisors which consists of 17 members representing the various towns and villages within the county. All members are elected to four-year terms with staggered elections ensuring some continuity on the board. Local politics in Wyoming County are largely centered around issues of economic development and infrastructure improvements as these areas have been slow to develop due to its remote location within New York State. The county has a number of local political organizations that advocate for the needs and interests of their members, both within the county government and on the state level. Most local candidates running for office are chosen through primaries held by each party's respective committees. Wyoming County is also home to a number of advocacy organizations such as Citizen Action that focus on engaging citizens in local issues related to health care, education funding, environmental conservation, and poverty reduction.
The political climate in Wyoming County, NY is very conservative.
In Wyoming County, NY 26.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wyoming county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.5% to 26.1%.
Wyoming county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wyoming County, NY is very conservative.
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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.
Wyoming, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Wyoming County, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 927 contributions totaling $29,514 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 496 contributions totaling $37,754 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)