Politics in 14174 Youngstown, NY are centered around the local government. Elected officials and their views are important to the community and shape the way that the town is run. The Town of Youngstown is led by a five-member Town Board, which includes the Supervisor, four Council Members, and a Town Clerk. All of these individuals are elected by local residents for four-year terms. Political issues in the area concern topics such as taxes, public works projects, zoning regulations and economic development initiatives. Residents have opportunities to participate in local political discussions through various meetings and forums such as Town Board meetings, special town events and local media outlets. Additionally, there are many volunteer opportunities available within the community where residents can lend a hand in making 14174 Youngstown a better place to live.
The political climate in Zip 14174 (Youngstown, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Niagara County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Niagara County, NY 44.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Niagara county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 44.2%.
Niagara county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 14174 (Youngstown, NY) is somewhat conservative.
Youngstown, New York is somewhat conservative.
Niagara County, New York is somewhat conservative.
Buffalo-Cheektowaga Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Youngstown, New York: d d d d 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 14174 (Youngstown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 870 contributions totaling $24,975 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $23,423 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $312 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)