North Boston, NY is a small town located in Upstate New York. It has a rich history and vibrant culture, but the politics in the area are relatively unknown. Although there are no local political candidates to speak of, residents of North Boston have strong opinions on many of the issues facing their community. From taxes to education to healthcare reform, residents voice their thoughts on what should be done locally to ensure that North Boston continues to thrive. With so much discussion on the local level, it is clear that politics play an important role in the day-to-day lives of North Bostonians.
The political climate in North Boston, 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
North Boston, 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.
North Boston, 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 North Boston, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,468 contributions totaling $125,647 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 251 contributions totaling $72,290 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $288 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)