Clarence, NY is a small town located in the state of New York. It has a rich history and a strong sense of community that unites its citizens. When it comes to politics, the people of Clarence are largely conservative in nature, with many leaning towards the Republican party. There have been several local politicians who have represented Clarence at the state and federal levels over the years. Some of these include Assemblyman Chris Jacobs, Senator Mike Ranzenhofer, and Congressman Chris Collins. All three have been dedicated to fighting for their constituents in Clarence and addressing issues that are important to them. These representatives understand the needs of their constituents in 14031 and work tirelessly to ensure they are met.
The political climate in Zip 14031 (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
Zip 14031 (Clarence, NY) is leaning liberal.
Clarence, 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.
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 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 14031 (Clarence)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 271 contributions totaling $96,419 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $356 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 273 contributions totaling $207,802 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $761 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)