14001 Akron, NY has a small population of just over 3,000 people. It is part of the larger county of Erie and the politics of this small town are reflective of the county as a whole. With elections, locals will vote on initiatives that are important to them such as health care, education, public safety and infrastructure. The local political candidates all come from the same backgrounds, each having local roots in the community and having very similar ideas on how best to serve their constituents. Locals must do their research before selecting which candidate they feel will be the best fit for their needs and beliefs. This small town relies heavily on its citizens to make informed decisions when it comes to politics so that it can continue to thrive in the years ahead.
The political climate in Zip 14001 (Akron, 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 14001 (Akron, NY) is leaning liberal.
Akron, 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.
Akron, 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 14001 (Akron)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 103 contributions totaling $5,764 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $29,498 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)