Collins, NY is a small town nestled in the forests of upstate New York. Although it may be small, Collins has a vibrant political culture. Local politics involve citizens engaging with their government by attending town hall meetings and influencing decisions about how funds are allocated and city ordinances are enacted. Politicians in Collins work hard to ensure that the voices of their constituents are heard. Every few years, local elections take place wherein candidates from both major parties compete for seats on the city council and mayor. These elections bring awareness to important issues in the community and encourage citizens to become involved in order to make positive change for all who live in Collins.
The political climate in Collins, 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
Collins, NY 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.
Collins, 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 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 Collins, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 248 contributions totaling $18,886 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 122 contributions totaling $23,526 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)