14722 Chautauqua, NY is a rural community located in the southwestern corner of New York. It is home to an array of small businesses and farms that provide a unique sense of community. Despite its rural setting, politics play an important role in the lives of its residents. The area is part of the 147th district which is currently represented by Andrew Goodell in both the New York State Assembly and Senate. Goodell was elected to his current positions after defeating his challenger in 2018 and has since been working hard for his constituents on a variety of issues including healthcare, education, jobs, and economic development. He is committed to representing all residents regardless of political affiliation or background and works with his colleagues in both chambers of legislature to ensure that all voices are heard when policy decisions are made.
The political climate in Zip 14722 (Chautauqua, 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 14722 (Chautauqua, NY) is moderately conservative.
Chautauqua, 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.
Chautauqua, 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 14722 (Chautauqua)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 112 contributions totaling $37,189 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $332 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $5,455 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $321 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)