Kenmore, NY is a small town located in the suburbs of Buffalo, NY. It has a rich history and a vibrant community with a variety of activities and organizations. Politically, Kenmore has a Town Supervisor who is responsible for local government operations and services. The Town Board, which consists of five members elected to serve four-year terms, helps to make decisions on issues such as the budget, taxes, public safety, and zoning laws. Kenmore also participates in local elections on the county level where residents vote for representatives who will make decisions on behalf of them. In addition to this there are many opportunities for citizens to get involved in their government through attending meetings or participating in committees and task forces that work towards improving the quality of life in Kenmore.
The political climate in Kenmore, NY is somewhat 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
Kenmore, NY is somewhat 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.
Kenmore, 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 Kenmore, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 557 contributions totaling $37,765 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 130 contributions totaling $26,608 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)