14059 Elma, NY is a small town located in western New York. Despite its small size, the area is home to a vibrant political landscape. Residents of 14059 Elma, NY are passionate about their local politics and often engage in lively debate regarding the issues. There are several civic organizations that meet regularly to discuss important topics affecting the community such as taxes, healthcare, education, and economic development. Political candidates from all parties hold events throughout the year to give residents an opportunity to ask questions and learn more about their views on various topics. The citizens of 14059 Elma take pride in being involved and knowledgeable about their local politics.
The political climate in Zip 14059 (Elma, NY) is leaning liberal.
Erie County, NY is somewhat liberal. In Erie County, NY 56.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Erie county remained strongly Democratic, 56.5% to 41.7%.
Erie county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 14059 (Elma, NY) is leaning liberal.
Elma, New York is leaning liberal.
Erie County, New York is somewhat liberal.
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.
Elma, New York: D D D D d D
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 14059 (Elma)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 148 contributions totaling $10,610 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $21,061 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $270 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)