The small hamlet of 14750 Lakewood, NY is located in the heart of Chautauqua County and is home to a population of around 2,700 people. The local politics in Lakewood are largely centered around education, economic opportunities, and the preservation of the area's natural resources. In recent years, many local political candidates have emerged with their own unique visions for how to best serve this rural community. These candidates range from those who favor increased business development and job growth to those who prioritize protecting the environment and providing access to quality education for all citizens. The current mayor of Lakewood is William Riege, who has held office since 2013 and is a strong advocate for public education and preserving what makes Lakewood such a special place to live. With several close races taking place every election cycle in the 14750 zip code, it will be interesting to see what ideas the future leaders of this community will bring forward in order to make sure that Lakewood continues to be a vibrant community for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 14750 (Lakewood, NY) is somewhat 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 14750 (Lakewood, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Lakewood, New York is somewhat 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.
Lakewood, 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 14750 (Lakewood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 227 contributions totaling $6,607 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 96 contributions totaling $14,620 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)