The politics in 14770 Portville, NY are largely dominated by the Republican Party. The current mayor of Portville is Kourtney Johnson, a Republican who has held office since 2014 and has been a vocal supporter of growing small businesses and reducing taxes for residents. Portville also holds two seats on the city council, both of which are filled by members of the Republican Party. While there are no official political candidates running in 14770 at this time, local citizens have been closely following recent changes in national and state politics as they relate to their community. Members of the town have taken an active role in advocating for change within their own community as well as voicing their opinions on larger issues such as healthcare reform and immigration. Residents of 14770 take pride in being involved in the political process and making sure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 14770 (Portville, 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 14770 (Portville, NY) is strongly conservative.
Portville, 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.
Portville, 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 14770 (Portville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $165 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)