Elma Center, NY is a small town located in Western New York. It is largely rural and has a population of around 3,000 people. The community is made up of hard-working individuals that take pride in their town and strive to make it better for those who call it home. Politically, Elma Center is a fairly conservative town but there are some progressive voices that have been pushing for change. Local elections are usually hotly contested as candidates from both sides battle for the hearts and minds of residents. Residents often turn out in large numbers, eager to vote for their preferred candidate no matter their political leanings. Many of the issues discussed include improving infrastructure, lowering taxes, and creating jobs in the area. Regardless of who is elected, all of the citizens of Elma Center strive to make sure that their town remains a place they can be proud to call home.
The political climate in Elma Center, 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
Elma Center, 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.
Elma Center, 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 Elma Center, NY
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)