Politics
In state and national politics, Wyoming County is one of the more predominately Republican counties in New York, a state that characteristically votes Democratic. In both the 2004 and 2008 U.S. Presidential elections, it was the second-reddest county in New York behind Hamilton County. In 2004, George W. Bush carried Wyoming County by a 30.9% margin over John Kerry, with Kerry carrying the state by an 18.3% margin over Bush. In 2008, John McCain won the county by a 26.1% margin over Barack Obama, with Obama defeating McCain statewide by a 26.7% margin. In New York's 2006 U.S. Senatorial election, Wyoming County voted for John Spencer by a 4% margin over Hillary Clinton, with Clinton being reelected by a 36% margin over Spencer.
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