The small village of Ellicottville, NY (14731) is located in Cattaraugus County and is home to just over 500 people. Although the village does not have a direct representation in the New York State Legislature, it is part of the 150th Assembly District, represented by Joe Giglio. Local politics are managed by a Mayor and four Trustees, who serve two-year terms. The Mayor and Trustees are responsible for maintaining local law enforcement, emergency services, public works projects, and financial budgets. They also provide input on zoning codes thatcover land use within the village limits. The Village Board meets regularly to discuss current issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development initiatives, and social programs created to benefit residents.
The political climate in Zip 14731 (Ellicottville, NY) is strongly conservative.
Cattaraugus County, NY is strongly conservative. In Cattaraugus County, NY 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cattaraugus county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.7% to 34.2%.
Cattaraugus county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 14731 (Ellicottville, NY) is strongly conservative.
Ellicottville, New York is strongly conservative.
Cattaraugus County, New York is strongly conservative.
Olean Metro Area is strongly 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.
Ellicottville, 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 zip 14731 (Ellicottville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $2,415 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $6,991 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)