Randolph, NY is a small rural town located in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. It has a population of approximately 5,000 and is known for its small-town charm and strong sense of community. Despite its small size, Randolph has an active political scene with a variety of local candidates running for office. Recently, the mayoral race between incumbent Mayor Robert Smith and challenger Mary Johnson was particularly heated. Both candidates campaigned hard on issues such as education, economic development, public safety, and environmental protection. After a closely contested election day, Johnson emerged victorious by just over 50 votes. This result showed the importance of local politics in Randolph, as well as underscoring the need for all residents to get out and vote in order to make their voices heard in their community.
The political climate in Zip 14772 (Randolph, 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 14772 (Randolph, NY) is strongly conservative.
Randolph, 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.
Randolph, 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 14772 (Randolph)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 305 contributions totaling $22,176 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $5,770 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $481 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)