Williamsville, NY is a small town that prides itself on its strong sense of community and involvement in local politics. The town has an elected mayor and a board of trustees, each with their own responsibilities for the well-being of the community. The town council meets regularly to discuss local issues and hear from constituents. There are also several committees that work together to make decisions about important matters such as zoning, development, and budgeting. The town’s political leaders strive to keep Williamsville a safe, family-friendly place where all can get involved and have their voices heard.
The political climate in Williamsville, 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
Williamsville, NY 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.
Williamsville, 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 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 Williamsville, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,616 contributions totaling $835,875 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,286 contributions totaling $747,153 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $581 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)