Niagara Falls, NY is a city located in Niagara County that has seen many changes over the years. The city has a long history of political activism and continues to be an influential part of the political landscape in New York State. Currently, there are several local elected officials who represent the citizens of Niagara Falls. These elected representatives include Mayor Robert Restaino, Councilman Kenny Tompkins, and City Comptroller Donna Owens. Together these three individuals work with other members of the local government to make decisions that will benefit the people of Niagara Falls. They focus on issues such as economic development, public safety, education, infrastructure improvements and more. In addition to these elected officials, there are several organizations in the area dedicated to promoting community involvement and improving conditions for all residents.
The political climate in Niagara Falls, NY is leaning liberal.
Niagara County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Niagara County, NY 44.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Niagara county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 44.2%.
Niagara county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Niagara Falls, NY is leaning liberal.
Niagara County, New York is somewhat conservative.
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.
Niagara Falls, New York: d d d d R r
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 Niagara Falls, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 779 contributions totaling $120,147 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 242 contributions totaling $34,379 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)