Sherman, NY is a small town located in western New York. It has a long history of political involvement and many citizens take an active role in the local politics. The town's government consists of an elected mayor and board of trustees that oversee the budget and handle day-to-day operations. Decisions are made in collaboration with local organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce, which enlists volunteers to help with projects such as beautification efforts or economic development. In addition, the town participates in various state programs such as health care initiatives or environmental legislation. Through these efforts, Sherman has become a vibrant community that is dedicated to empowering its citizens through policies that benefit all residents.
The political climate in Sherman, NY is moderately 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
Sherman, NY is moderately 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.
Sherman, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Sherman, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $77 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $4 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,560 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)