South Lockport, NY is a small but vibrant town in the western part of New York State. Located close to Niagara Falls and Buffalo, South Lockport has seen an influx of people over the past decade due to its proximity to two large cities. This increased population has helped shape the local political landscape, and there are now several prominent political figures that call South Lockport home. The most noticeable of these politicians is Mayor Tom Johnson, who is widely respected for his work in improving infrastructure and services across the city. Additionally, current city council members have been working hard to address issues such as housing affordability and sustainability efforts. With elections regularly held for Mayor and City Council, citizens of South Lockport are encouraged to participate in their local politics by getting involved in campaigns or attending meetings to stay informed on important topics affecting their community.
The political climate in South Lockport, NY is leaning 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
South Lockport, NY is leaning 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.
South Lockport, 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 South Lockport, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 619 contributions totaling $56,801 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 211 contributions totaling $93,326 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $442 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)