The politics in Alden, NY are currently led by the current mayor, John Smith. John has been mayor of Alden for the past decade and has worked hard to ensure that it is a safe and prosperous place to live. He is committed to creating jobs, improving infrastructure, and keeping taxes low so that residents can afford to stay in the area. He also works with local businesses to promote economic growth. In addition to this, he works closely with the community and listens to their needs and concerns in order to improve the quality of life for all citizens of Alden.
The political climate in Alden, 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
Alden, 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.
Alden, 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 Alden, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,336 contributions totaling $187,247 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 928 contributions totaling $175,289 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)