Allegany County is considered a conservative county, supporting Republican national and state candidates. In 2004, it voted for George W. Bush over John Kerry 63% to 34%, and in 2008 it voted for John McCain over Barack Obama 59% to 39%. It has been reported that in the last 170 years, the only Democratic candidates to win were Franklin Pierce in 1852 and Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. In 2006, neither Democrat Eliot Spitzer or Hillary Clinton carried it in their otherwise landslide elections for governor and US senator, respectively. Eliot Spitzer lost 48.98% to John Fasos 49.03%. Hillary Clinton lost the county by 3 points. In 2010, Andrew Cuomo lost by a wide margin while Senator Chuck Schumer carried it by a narrow margin of 49.46% to Jay Townsends 48.86% a margin of 78 votes. It was one of only two counties that Senator Kirsten Gillibrand lost to Wendy Long in United States Senate election in New York, 2012.

Question: Which candidate did more people vote for in Allegany County in 2004, George W. Bush or John Kerry?
Answer: George W. Bush

Question: Which candidate did more people in Allegany County vote for in 2008, John McCain or Barack Obama?
Answer: John McCain

Question: How many percent did Eliot Spitzer lose to John Fasos by?
Answer: .05

Question: How many more percent of voters in Allegany County voced for John McCain over Barack Obama in 2008?
Answer: 20

Question: How many times did a Democratic candidate win the Allegany County vote?
Answer: 2

Question: In what years did a Democratic candidate win the Allegany County vote?
Answer: 1852

Question: Who were the only two Democratic candidates to win Allegany County?
Answer: Franklin Pierce

Question: How many years apart were Allegany County's two Democratic winners?
Answer: 112

Question: Besides Allegany County, how many other counties did Senator Kirsten Dillibrand lose to Wendy Long in 2012?
Answer: 1

Question: Which was a closer race: Eliot Spitzer vs John Fasos or Chuck Schumer vs Jay Townsend?
Answer: Eliot Spitzer vs John Fasos

Question: Who won my a more narrow margin: John Fasos or Chuck Schumer?
Answer: John Fasos

Question: How many more percentage of Allegany County voted for John Fasos over Eliot Spitzer?
Answer: .05

Question: How many more percentage did Senator Chuck Schumer than Jay Townends?
Answer: 0.6

Question: Which candidate had a higher percentage in Allegany County, Schumer or Towneneds?
Answer: Schumer

Question: How many more percentage did McCain have over Barack Obama in 2008 Allegany County ?
Answer: 29

Question: How many Democrats were able to win in Allegany County in the last 170 years?
Answer: 2

Question: Which Democrat won second in Allegany County, Franklin Pierce or Lyndon B. Johnson?
Answer: Lyndon B. Johnson

Question: How many more percent of the vote did George W. Bush get than John Kerry in 2004?
Answer: 29

Question: Which Democrats won in Allegany County?
Answer: Franklin Pierce