14004 Alden, NY is a small town in the heart of western New York. Politics in 14004 Alden are largely driven by local issues such as education, economics, transportation, and public safety. For instance, the local school board often debates educational reforms and budget proposals that have an impact on the whole community. Likewise, the Town Council meets regularly to discuss economic development initiatives and make decisions about zoning regulations for businesses in the area. In addition, road construction projects and public transportation systems are managed by the municipality to better connect residents with other parts of New York State. Lastly, law enforcement works hard to ensure that public safety remains a top priority in 14004 Alden. Although there are no local political candidates currently serving 14004 Alden at this time, citizens can still make their voices heard through voting and participating in various events hosted by local government entities.
The political climate in Zip 14004 (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
Zip 14004 (Alden, NY) is leaning liberal.
Alden, 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.
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 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 14004 (Alden)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,131 contributions totaling $39,531 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 121 contributions totaling $9,301 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)