The politics of 14718 Cassadaga, NY are largely reflective of the wider state and national political landscape. The town is located in Chautauqua County, which is a historically Republican county and has voted for the Republican presidential candidate in almost every election since 2000. Though the county is largely red, there have been several progressive efforts taken within Cassadaga to push forth more liberal politics. A few years back, a local Residents’ Association was established to help create a stronger sense of community and bring progressive issues to the forefront. Through this group, citizens have worked together to support important initiatives such as protecting municipal water sources from contamination and preserving natural resources through conservation efforts. Additionally, they have advocated for better public transportation options, improved education facilities, and increased access to healthcare services. By working together, citizens in 14718 Cassadaga are helping to shape their own political future.
The political climate in Zip 14718 (Cassadaga, 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
Zip 14718 (Cassadaga, NY) is moderately conservative.
Cassadaga, New York 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.
Cassadaga, 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 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 zip 14718 (Cassadaga)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $399 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $1,403 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)