Hinsdale, NY is a small town located in Chautauqua County. It is known for its rural landscape, local businesses, and quaint atmosphere. Politically, the town is largely conservative with Republican values dominating the local elections. The town hall is run by a few select representatives who are voted in by the locals every election cycle. Local issues tend to involve planning and zoning laws as well as budgeting for public works projects and other related items. Over the years, Hinsdale has prided itself on giving its citizens an active voice in how their city operates and how their taxes are allocated. As such, the political environment of Hinsdale is deeply rooted in democracy and taking into account the views of all its inhabitants.
The political climate in Zip 14743 (Hinsdale, 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 14743 (Hinsdale, NY) is strongly conservative.
Hinsdale, 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.
Hinsdale, 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 14743 (Hinsdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $804 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 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)