The town of Brocton, NY is located in Chautauqua County with a population of 2,037 people. The local government consists of four elected officials: Supervisor, Clerk, Highway Superintendent and a Town Justice. These local officials are responsible for the welfare and accountability of the town. In terms of political activity in Brocton, members of both major parties are involved in the community. The town holds regular meetings where citizens can voice their opinions and concerns about topics related to local politics. Additionally, many civic groups work to stay informed about candidates running for office and participate in meetings to discuss issues affecting the community. Local businesses also play an important role by providing jobs and resources that help sustain the economy of Brocton. All these elements result in a vibrant political life in the small rural town of Brocton.
The political climate in Zip 14716 (Brocton, 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 14716 (Brocton, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Brocton, 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.
Brocton, 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 14716 (Brocton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $5,921 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)