The politics in Derby, NY, zip code 14047, are quite varied. Local elections bring out passionate candidates vying for the town's mayor and supervisor seats, as well as trustees on the local planning board. Each candidate typically stands for a different set of values and ideals that they feel will best benefit the community. Every election cycle brings forth spirited debates about taxes, budgeting, land usage and other issues that affect the town's residents. Voters must choose wisely and decide which candidate is most likely to lead Derby in a positive direction.
The political climate in Zip 14047 (Derby, 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 14047 (Derby, NY) is leaning liberal.
Derby, 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.
Derby, 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 14047 (Derby)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 159 contributions totaling $7,420 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $30,366 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $893 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)