Lockport, NY is a small town located in Niagara County. Its politics center around local issues that are important to the community such as education, economic growth, and infrastructure. The local government consists of town meetings in which citizens can be heard and their opinions taken into consideration in the decision-making process. Local politicians represent their constituents by advocating for policies and initiatives that benefit their region. They strive to make sure that all voices are heard when it comes to decisions that will affect the town’s future. Each year there are elections for representatives who serve on the board of supervisors, which is responsible for managing local issues and making sure Lockport receives adequate resources from both the state and federal governments. People living in Lockport can take an active role in shaping the future of their hometown by voting for candidates who best reflect their values and vision for the community.
The political climate in Lockport town, NY is somewhat conservative.
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
Lockport town, NY is somewhat conservative.
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.
Lockport town, 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 Lockport town, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,893 contributions totaling $175,813 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 674 contributions totaling $286,617 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $425 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)