The small town of 14729 East Otto, NY is home to a diverse and vibrant community. Although it may be small in size, the politics of the area are taken seriously and closely watched by the citizens. The city council consists of seven members who are responsible for setting the policies governing the city. The mayor is elected every four years and serves as a leader for the city council in making decisions for the community's betterment. Local issues such as zoning, taxes, public works projects, and education programs are frequent topics discussed at city hall meetings. All residents are strongly encouraged to attend these meetings as they have a direct impact on their lives and futures. In addition to local politics, members of this community also take part in state and national elections through voting registration drives, engaging in political conversations with their peers, or participating in rallies and marches. Regardless of how one chooses to get involved politically, what's important is that everyone in 14729 East Otto takes an active role in shaping their future together through thoughtful conversation and civic engagement.
The political climate in Zip 14729 (East Otto, 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 14729 (East Otto, NY) is strongly conservative.
East Otto, 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.
East Otto, 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 14729 (East Otto)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $2,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $700 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)