Clarence, NY is a small town located in the western suburbs of Buffalo. It has a long history of traditional American values and politics. The main political parties represented in Clarence are Republicans, Conservatives, and Democrats. The town council is made up of local representatives from each party that coordinate on issues important to the citizens of the community. Recently, discussions have been held regarding issues such as taxes, road maintenance, economic development, public safety, and school funding. In addition to these local issues, residents of Clarence are also very vocal about national politics and take an active role in voicing their opinions through various channels such as attending town hall meetings and participating in online forums. Overall, the politics in Clarence reflects its strong sense of community pride and commitment to its residents’ well-being.
The political climate in Clarence, 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
Clarence, 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.
Clarence, 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 Clarence, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,190 contributions totaling $1,364,354 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,420 contributions totaling $1,754,260 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $513 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)