The small town of 14706 Allegany, NY is home to a population of around 1,400 people. The town is governed by an elected Town Supervisor and Board of Trustees. Local political candidates are determined in elections held every two years. The current supervisor is Adam Brown, and the board consists of four other members who serve two year terms. In Allegany, there is an emphasis on local issues that directly affect the town’s citizens. Recent hot-button topics include property taxes and zoning matters. Residents are passionate about their community and take part in government events such as public hearings as well as volunteer their time on committees to advocate for issues they care about. With a focus on the future, Allegany residents look to their local politics to ensure the town remains a safe and vibrant place to live.
The political climate in Zip 14706 (Allegany, NY) is moderately 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 14706 (Allegany, NY) is moderately conservative.
Allegany, New York is moderately 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.
Allegany, 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 14706 (Allegany)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $3,642 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $12,832 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $347 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)