North Tonawanda, NY is a small city in the state of New York that is home to vibrant political activity. The city is located just north of Buffalo and is represented in the U.S. Congress by Representative Brian Higgins. Its politics are largely centered around the Democratic Party with Republican candidates typically performing poorly in recent elections. There are several local organizations based in North Tonawanda which engage in political activism, such as Indivisible North Tonawanda and the WNY Progressives Network, both of which focus on raising awareness for progressive causes and educating citizens on their rights. Additionally, several local candidates have been elected to office such as City Council President Larry Soos and Mayor Arthur G. Pappas, who both serve as strong advocates for their constituents.
The political climate in North Tonawanda, 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
North Tonawanda, 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.
North Tonawanda, 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 North Tonawanda, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,083 contributions totaling $37,934 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 156 contributions totaling $28,894 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)