The small town of Freedom, NY is home to a bustling population with a strong sense of community. The politics in Freedom are driven by the values and goals of its residents. Local elections often feature candidates from both major parties, and every election brings out the passion and commitment that the people of Freedom have for their community. Residents are actively involved in politics, from voicing their opinions on local issues to helping shape state and national legislation. Whether you lean left or right, there is no denying that the residents of Freedom care deeply about their home and are willing to fight for what they believe in.
The political climate in Zip 14065 (Freedom, 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 14065 (Freedom, NY) is strongly conservative.
Freedom, 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.
Freedom, 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 14065 (Freedom)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $1,350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,136 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)